On 13 October 2012 16:21, Zero Piraeus <sche...@gmail.com> wrote: > : > > Not sure exactly how to put this ... > > I'm a mostly passive subscriber to this list - my posts here over the > years could probably be counted without having to take my socks off - > so perhaps I have no right to comment, but I've noticed a marked > increase in aggressive language here lately, so I'm putting my head > above the parapet to say that I don't appreciate it. > > Robust disagreement is one thing [and can be quite enjoyable for those > of us merely spectating], but there's really no need to go around > calling people idiots at the drop of a hat. Quite apart from anything > else, when the contributor you're calling names is as helpful and > knowledgeable a member of the community as some of those targeted have > been, it makes you look a bit daft. > > And, yes, I know bringing it up could be construed as stoking the > flames ... but, well, "silence = acquiescence" and all that. >
I was going to passively agree to this, but Etienne's obvious trolling impulsed me to state that I do. I can't say I'm free from blame, but I feel we have had a bit more name calling and internet-punching than usual, but I also have a trust in this list in that whenever it's gotten bad before we've always calmed down. Plus, aside from 88888*, we have a lot of brains on this list, so we really shouldn't be calling *anyone* "idiots". * Then again, 88888 is pretty bright for a bot.
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