Re: Politeness please, people [WAS Re: just saying]
On Sun, Nov 27, 2022 at 10:38 AM Andrew M.A. Cater <amacater@einval.com> wrote:
>
> On Sun, Nov 27, 2022 at 01:22:04PM -0000, Curt wrote:
> > On 2022-11-25, <tomas@tuxteam.de> <tomas@tuxteam.de> wrote:
> > > I don't think it's productive to shout the C word yet: there /are/
> >
> > I think you people should take your OT bullshit elsewhere. That's
> > more than enough from you and all the others.
>
> People,
>
> It is worth thinking that this list is often the first place people come to who
> are new to Debian. We all need to be polite even when arguing and be
> helpful above all.
>
> This list is subject to the Debian Code of Conduct. There are also all
> ages and varieties of people who may come across this list and other
> Debian information resources. This list has a few very regular posters and a
> regular larger set of readers and occasional commenters.
>
> Similar off-topicness seems generic round about now when a major release
> is in prospect, and especially when the freeze is imposed for the release
> itself: it's always worth thinking again before sending any message as to
> whether it continues to add value.
>
> It is not uncommon for people to go off-topic for a while on this list.
> This thread may have come to the end of its usefulness: I'd ask those
> involved to consider wrapping it up here.
>
> A little more consideration, please?
>
> With best regards, as ever,
I think that thread was doomed with the "Please prove me wrong"
challenge. That's not how things work, and it looked like bait to me.
I was hoping the thread would be quickly forgotten.
Jeff
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