[svlug] Twit patrol

Chris DiBona chris at dibona.com
Mon Aug 3 12:41:06 PDT 1998


When I see a svlug member referred to as an idiot and all the other crap,
it's not an intellectual discussion it's a pissing match. Take abuse off
the list. Or make the discussions on list more civil.

 Chris  DiBona

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On Mon, 3 Aug 1998, Rick Moen wrote:

> Chris wrote:
> 
> > Guys is it really necessary to get personal on the main list, take it
> > offline. You guys are above that.
> 
> Then, subtract the names, as they have really nothing to do 
> do with what's under discussion.   This is _not_ any kind of 
> personal pissing match.  That is why I deliberately removed
> the original instigator's address as a cc, earlier in this thread.
> 
> One side claims that garbage posts such as HTML and unreadable
> proprietary document formats must be received with ongoing patience
> and tolerance.  The other side says this is a ridiculous imposition,
> and that coming to not make annoying newbie mistakes is a universal
> Internet experience, involving learning from criticism so as to avoid 
> recurrence.
> 
> Address the issue -- or not.  But don't just erroneously paint it 
> as a personality conflict.
> 
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