'Re: Meta-discussions and the role of the Fedora Community'

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Subject: Re: Meta-discussions and the role of the Fedora Community
From: Lailah <lailahfsf () gmail ! com>
Date: 2013-04-04 15:43:55
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El vie, 29-03-2013 a las 14:34 -0430, Patrick O'Callaghan escribió:

> On Fri, 2013-03-29 at 09:55 -0500, Steven Stern wrote:
> > When people talk about choosing FOSS software like Fedora, "a strong
> > community" is always cited.
> > 
> > May we declare a moratorium on meta-discussions?  If someone doesn't
> > give enough info, ask them for more, and that's all.  Going off on top
> > posting, depth of quoting, typos, etc makes the list a hostile place.
> > 
> > If you don't have something nice or helpful to say, don't say it.
> 
> If nobody ever says it, how do you expect newbies top learn?
> 
> > If you need more info, ask for it. If you suspect they don't know what
> > they're doing, offer some assistance on how they can get that info.
> > 
> > Quite frankly, if I were a newbie and I had a question and were met with
> > such hostility, I'd think twice about all that stuff about the value of
> > "the community".
> > 
> > Thanks for listening.
> 
> Oh the humanity! You do realize you hijacked a thread to post this,
> don't you?
> 
> poc
> 

Oh!  Really?  I didn't realize it.  What thread you say he hijacked?  I
can't see it...

Regards,
Lailah

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El vie, 29-03-2013 a las 14:34 -0430, Patrick O'Callaghan escribi&#243;:
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On Fri, 2013-03-29 at 09:55 -0500, Steven Stern wrote:
&gt; When people talk about choosing FOSS software like Fedora, \
&quot;a strong &gt; community&quot; is always \
cited. &gt; 
&gt; May we declare a moratorium on meta-discussions? If \
someone doesn't &gt; give enough info, ask them for \
more, and that's all. Going off on top &gt; posting, \
depth of quoting, typos, etc makes the list a hostile place. &gt; &gt; If you don't have something \
nice or helpful to say, don't say it.

If nobody ever says it, how do you expect newbies top learn?

&gt; If you need more info, ask for it. If you suspect they \
don't know what &gt; they're doing, offer some \
assistance on how they can get that info. &gt; 
&gt; Quite frankly, if I were a newbie and I had a question and \
were met with &gt; such hostility, I'd think twice about \
all that stuff about the value of &gt; &quot;the \
community&quot;. &gt; 
&gt; Thanks for listening.

Oh the humanity! You do realize you hijacked a thread to post this,
don't you?

poc

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Oh!&nbsp; Really?&nbsp; I didn't realize it.&nbsp; What thread you say he \
hijacked?&nbsp; I can't see it...<BR> <BR>
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<I>Regards,</I><BR>
<B><I>Lailah</I></B><BR>
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