Ideas about how software should behave

[Rhodri James]

On 09/11/17 17:41, Michael Torrie wrote:
> On 11/09/2017 09:33 AM, Chris Angelico wrote:
>> On Fri, Nov 10, 2017 at 2:14 AM, Rurpy via Python-list
>> <python-list at python.org> wrote:
>>> On 11/08/2017 11:29 AM, Chris Angelico wrote:
>>>> [...]
>>>> Please, Jon, accept that we were not deliberately trying
>>>> to put you down. Steve, if you can clearly state your position on this
>>>> (possibly worded in the form of an apology?), it would go a long way
>>>> to clearing this up.
>>>> ChrisA
>>>
>>> Are you the same ChrisA who wrote in this very list just a month ago
>>> towards a poster you disagreed with:
>>>
>>>   "Yep. Good reasons like that you're a moron." [*]
>>
>> If I said that, there's more to it than just that I disagreed with the person.
> 
> But how does that justify the comment? Sounds like a rationalization to
> me. A little humility on all our parts goes a long ways.  One can
> apologize for offense taken, even if none was intended, and even if my
> own opinion is still strongly held.

But some people really do behave moronically on this list.  I generally 
killfile them before the urge to insult gets too strong, but I do see 
Chris's point; leaving people with the idea that unacceptable behaviour 
is acceptable is a service to no one.

-- 
Rhodri James *-* Kynesim Ltd