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« on: December 24, 2004, 11:11:35 am »
I came across this thread while searching via Google for information on Zaurus handhelds.
I was so taken aback by the thorough rudeness that NeuroShock exhibited towards Gaines that I felt that I had to say something.
By the standards of communities that I have participated in, Gaines's crossposting would be considered about as serious an offense as jaywalking. Perhaps the ZUG community operates under unusual rules. Perhaps there was a history of misbehavior, though from your post this seems to have been an isolated incident.
Even if that is so, NeuroShock, no offense could have justified your vituperative, self-righteous reply. The sheer viciousness of it is repellent.
If posting messages with that kind of tone is the way that you wish to represent your community, so be it, but if you wish to create a welcoming environment for prospective users and fellow Linux enthusiasts, I do not think that that is the way to do it.
I was so taken aback by the thorough rudeness that NeuroShock exhibited towards Gaines that I felt that I had to say something.
By the standards of communities that I have participated in, Gaines's crossposting would be considered about as serious an offense as jaywalking. Perhaps the ZUG community operates under unusual rules. Perhaps there was a history of misbehavior, though from your post this seems to have been an isolated incident.
Even if that is so, NeuroShock, no offense could have justified your vituperative, self-righteous reply. The sheer viciousness of it is repellent.
If posting messages with that kind of tone is the way that you wish to represent your community, so be it, but if you wish to create a welcoming environment for prospective users and fellow Linux enthusiasts, I do not think that that is the way to do it.