[OpenID] [xri-comment] My Feedback for XRD Vrsion 1.0

[John Panzer]

On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 10:14 PM, SitG Admin <
sysadmin at shadowsinthegarden.com> wrote:

>  Maybe the OpenID board should consider enforcing some basic rules of
>> civility and professionalism on this list.
>>
>
> As much as I value civility, I disapprove of the authoritarian approach to
> moderation. -1; community-enforced rules are more in keeping with UCI
> principles, too.
>

In the spirit of community enforced rules, I'd like to say that we should
have, and I believe we do have, community norms against ad hominem attacks
and slurs.  I am seeing more and more discussion that involves these insults
lately.  My style is to be very thick skinned, try to provide a polite
example, and allow for the possibility that the person means well but
perhaps isn't writing in their first language, or doesn't know how to take
the extra precautions needed in an text-only form of communication to avoid
the appearance of rudeness.  This does not mean that I like the tone of the
conversation.

Unfortunately, not addressing the tone has a bad effect of keeping others
observing the conversation from joining in; nobody wants to spend extra time
on this or being attacked.  It's a chilling effect that we don't want to
have.  I want to welcome all who wish to contribute to the conversation, and
do not want them to fear being personally attacked by doing so.

Peter, I have to say I'm not quite sure what you were saying above in your
last response to Santosh.  Some parts of it seemed quite rude to me though
and I understand why Eran would react the way he did.  Please take this as
friendly feedback.

I hope that we can take this as a warning, be more careful and considerate
in communication, and keep it polite while still having a good and spirited
technical discussion.

-John
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