On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 11:34:37PM -0500, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > > Indeed, it does seem a bit strange to use those terms in this context, > > where me and the person whose idea you attacked are developers with no > > particular elevated position over you, and you are a member of the > > technical committee. > > What does my membership in the tech ctte have anything to do > with the price of beans in Idaho? Are you implying that I would abuse > the powers vested in the office in a petty manner? It did not even > occcur to me, and the fact it occurred to you says something. > > > Don't you see that your blunt rebuke for the idea can easily be > > understood as condescension, and that, in that light, it would be more > > prudent to avoid the flaming style as well as coarse language? > > I called the Idea silly. Still do. I refuse to be censored by > your beliefs, whatever they might be. You certainly are not limiting > your contribution to this discussion; I do not see my tech ctte > membership as a handicap.
This is what I referred to as the flaming style... You read one sentence, interpret it, reply to it; read next sentence, interpret it, reply to it. There is no caching. Without it, you get to think that I meant something in the first sentence, but I explicitly said what I meant in the second sentence. We agree to disagree, and that's fine, but please respect my paragraphs :) > > But in a reasonably serious discussion on the composition of the same > > committee, IMHO a bit more tact would be in order. Ultimately, for your > > own sake, certainly not mine... > > Err, is that some kind of a threat? Why would increasing my > blood pressure by self censorship be good for my sake? This is puzzling > (and somewhat amusing, I must confess) If I really have to spell it out... if people think you don't show tact and prudence where appropriate, they may not have a good opinion of you. -- 2. That which causes joy or happiness. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]