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Re: A contribution to ongoing terminology work

Fernando Gont <fgont@si6networks.com> Wed, 07 April 2021 03:39 UTC

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Subject: Re: A contribution to ongoing terminology work
To: Keith Moore <moore@network-heretics.com>, ietf@ietf.org
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On 2/4/21 15:07, Keith Moore wrote:
[....]
> 
> What is wrong (at least for IETF) is to insist that certain opinions are 
> sacred and beyond question, or to act as if certain people deserve so 
> much privilege that their opinions cannot be questioned.   That is a 
> great way to create an echo chamber and promote a culture of 
> incompetence.  

FWIW, quite unfortunately, I've also seen this line of thought applied 
to technical discussions.


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