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Re: Tolerance

Keith Moore <moore@network-heretics.com> Tue, 16 July 2019 22:33 UTC

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Subject: Re: Tolerance
From: Keith Moore <moore@network-heretics.com>
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Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2019 18:33:06 -0400
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> On Jul 16, 2019, at 5:36 PM, Richard Barnes <rlb@ipv.sx> wrote:
> 
> While I'm glad that the folks saying this are able to ignore this sort of language, that's not really the question.  The question someone should be *expected* to have that level of thick skin in order to participate. 

I find myself wondering what if...

- we had a rule that explicitly permitted criticism of ideas but forbade criticism of people [*] (with penalties for repeated infractions)
- every discussion forum in ietf had a person tasked with calling out those who cross the above line

?

I’d like to think this would result in fewer personal attacks, more thoughtful criticism, and a less hostile impression of ietf to newcomers - without having a chilling effect on technical discussion.  But I’m not sure things would work out that way.

Keith

[*] no fair saying things like “this proposal is the product of a deranged mind” even though technically that’s a criticism of the proposal :)

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