Re: Terminology discussion threads

[Miles Fidelman <[e-mail]>]

On 8/17/20 10:30 AM, Warren Kumari wrote:

> This list might not be where the technical work gets done, but it is
> one of the places where community is built. And a community matters
> for technical discussions, especially when there is dissenting opinion
> or a contentious topic.

AND it's a place where community can be DESTROYED - by beating a dead 
horse to death, then continuing to pollute the airwaves like the stink 
of a dead woodchuck under the porch - driving people away.

>
> So I would like to ask you, personally, to see if you can stay here
> and continue providing feedback (appropriately), so that the right
> changes can be affected.

Might be nice to ALSO ask folks to get off their high horses after 
having their say - and allowing for the possibility that one doesn't 
have to beat people over the head, repeatedly, to get a point across.

Miles Fidelman


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