Aggressive language on python-list

[rurpy at yahoo.com]

On 10/14/2012 10:36 PM, alex23 wrote:> On Oct 15, 1:22 pm, ru... at yahoo.com wrote:
>> Thus when a member of this esteemed group
>> was recently attacked as racist, for punning another member's
>> name when responding somewhat heatedly,
> 
> Again, there is a difference between "attacking" someone "as racist"
> and *criticising* their *comments* as *possibly* racist. When the
> person whose name was being punned said that they themselves were
> unsure whether it was intended as a racial attack, then the behaviour
> was worth commenting on.

I just went back and reread what you and some others wrote
to make sure I was not misremembering and am comfortable 
sticking with my description.  (FTR, your initial response 
was "Please, don't be a dick.")

My intent was not to reargue that issue but to point out 
that different people have differing ideas on what is 
"acceptable" and "unacceptable" here and that if Ben 
Finney's advice to respond (in moderation) whenever one 
reads an "unacceptable" opinion is taken, one will create 
an environment in which troll's will flourish.

The best advise is to ignore such posts and encourage 
others to do the same.