That much I'll definitely agree with!

Phil T.
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On Wed, Jun 30, 2021, 2:03 PM Scott Harwell via Emc-users <
emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote:

>  I wish there was a little more "mansplaining" in some of the "docs". I
> still haven't decided how to set center of rotation for "A" and "C" in the
> Kinematics example.
>
> Scott
>     On Wednesday, June 30, 2021, 12:43:30 PM CDT, Feral Engineer <
> theferalengin...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>  CoC doesn't really affect me because I don't deliberately try to be a
> d-bag. In the time I've been on these mailing lists, I haven't seen any
> misconduct. I think it's pretty much a moot point and it'll be forgotten
> about as quickly as it came to attention.
>
> Going back to something that was said yesterday, I never got an
> elitist/holier than thou vibe from anyone, although I did get answers that
> were above my pay grade at the time of asking, which frustrated me a
> little. I feel that asking a simple question to someone that has done
> something for years can kinda fall on deaf ears, because they don't
> remember the struggle of learning something like creating a net command or
> navigating the difference between setp and sets.
>
> Things can sometimes be taken out of context and seem dickish, when the
> intentions were good, but the information was just a little above the level
> of understanding. "Create a net command" isn't the answer some people are
> looking for, "create a net command and here's how they're constructed" is
> really what they're after, but nowadays, that can be seen as
> "mansplaining", so it's lose/lose.
>
> Even after 17 years of teaching CNC, I still have the issue of deciding
> whether or not to give someone the "down and dirty" or the "step by step"
> explanation, which is why I always ask people their current level of
> knowledge and train by my "3E" method - explain, example, execute.
>
> Phil T.
> The Feral Engineer
>
> Check out my LinuxCNC tutorials, machine builds and other antics at
> www.youtube.com/c/theferalengineer
>
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> On Wed, Jun 30, 2021, 1:22 PM Bruce Layne <linux...@thinkingdevices.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I've been a member of this community for approximately 14 years.  In
> > that time, I've almost exclusively witnessed camaraderie with good
> > people helping each other and learning together.  In the short time
> > since the introduction of the Code of Conduct, I've seen arguing,
> > acrimony, ad hominem attacks, people publicly leaving the community and
> > almost certainly many more who left without a public announcement.
> >
> > See how much better we're behaving now that we have a Code of Conduct
> > regulating our behavior?  We are certainly poised for future success now
> > that we have codified rules to ensure that everyone is nice to everyone
> > else.
> >
> > I'm an engineer.  I solve technical problems.  There are some simple
> > rules for that.
> >
> > 1) If it ain't broke, don't try to fix it.
> >
> > 2) Understand what you're trying to improve.
> >
> > 3) Avoid random changes hoping they'll be improvements.
> >
> > 4) Before effecting a change, consider the larger picture to avoid
> > wrecking something else.
> >
> > 5) If you made it worse, undo your modification because it's not working.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > I might still make the odd pull request but this mailing list, I'm out.
> >
> >
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