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Re: IESG Statement On Oppressive or Exclusionary Language

Rob Sayre <sayrer@gmail.com> Sun, 26 July 2020 04:59 UTC

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From: Rob Sayre <sayrer@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2020 21:59:33 -0700
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Subject: Re: IESG Statement On Oppressive or Exclusionary Language
To: Brian E Carpenter <brian.e.carpenter@gmail.com>
Cc: Dan Harkins <dharkins@lounge.org>, IETF discussion list <ietf@ietf.org>
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On Sat, Jul 25, 2020 at 9:34 PM Brian E Carpenter <
brian.e.carpenter@gmail.com> wrote:

> I will probably regret responding other by simply saying +1 to Joel, but
> here goes.
>

+1 to Joel as well. It's important to attempt to avoid sending messages
with unintended connotations.

There will always be mixups, but I find it's better to focus on what people
hear, rather than what I meant to say.

If I am writing about a technical matter, I want the recipient to focus on
the technical issue at hand.

thanks,
Rob

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