Re: abandoning the rules of discourse
Hi,
>>"Ronald" == Ronald van Loon <ronald@and.nl> writes:
Ronald> The real question is: do we want rules or do we trust that
Ronald> everyone will behave as mature individuals.
I think that past experience shows that peope can't be
expected to behave as mature individulas, at least not all people,
all of the time.
Ronald> I'd like to opt for the latter, although I know that the
Ronald> occasional tiff (or is that with one 'f') will occur anyway,
Ronald> people being what they are. People feel strongly about a
Ronald> project like Debian and in my opinion, that is good for the
Ronald> project because it lessens the chance of inertia.
Strong opinions do not necessitate crude and offensive
language ;-).
Ronald> Mutual respect should be earned and not enforced by rules.
Quite so. But even you say "should", not is.
I would not be opposed to a note in the charter of the mailing
lists that said repeated abusive or disruptive behaviour on the lists
could lead to corrective action, like digestifying a persons posts or
even expulsion (I think the list maintainer reserves the right to do
so anyway, right?)
manoj
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