Re: Terminology discussion threads

[Keith Moore <[e-mail]>]

On 8/17/20 1:39 PM, Miles Fidelman 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.
>
I do think that when someone has said basically the same thing 2x or 3x, 
it might then be appropriate for the SAA to privately say to that 
individual "it looks like you're looping; maybe back off for awhile and 
see if someone else finds a way to break the logjam?"

Keith