>From the outside looking in, because I honestly can't find it in myself right now to be a bigger part of the PHP community, here's my two cents. > > Paul is a smart guy, and you could probably call him rather stubborn. His opinions are strong and he lets people know it. In reading some of his posts, I honestly get some of the same feelings others have expressed of me in how I communicate online sometimes; that I'm a bit abrasive, only see things one way, want things done a specific way, am not open to arguments or opinions another way, etc. In general though, I don't think Paul's actions have malicious intent.
I do think though that the perceived issues with his personality might warrant the two parties (Paul and FIG) taking a break from one another. It's obvious there are folks here who think Paul's involvement is more disruptive than productive, and to some extent I can't disagree with that opinion. I don't think Paul or Aura/Solar/whatever-he-represents need to be voted out of FIG. A temporary suspension, perhaps, only to enforce the suggested break. This might not earn a lot of popularity points, but in some ways when reading Paul's online posts you kind of need to grow some thick skin, in part because of his strong opinions and manner of communication. At the same time though, I feel like Paul could tone it down a notch to convey what he wants to without causing the personality conflicts that have come up. Long and short, I don't think FIG or PHP are better off without his involvement. I do think a cooling off period and a willingness to make small changes would help things. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PHP Framework Interoperability Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to php-fig+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to php-fig@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/php-fig/96c0d189-b9a4-4f6e-92d8-9fa5e5fe764a%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
