[wellylug] off-topic whining

nic nic at tymar.com
Tue Sep 15 16:56:33 NZST 2009


And another member walking now.

Andrew Tarr wrote:
> -------- Original-Nachricht --------
>> Datum: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:11:47 +1200
>> Von: Rebecca Ray <honorary.kiwi at gmail.com>
>> An: Wellington Linux Users Group <wellylug at lists.wellylug.org.nz>
>> Betreff: Re: [wellylug] off-topic whining
> 
>> Since the majority of the discussion seems to be about offending women...
>> with very little input FROM women.
> 
> I really don't think this is what is mostly being discussed.  That's how it started, sure, but the original issue raised a lot of other issues, such as: 
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> *) is it acceptable to offer an opinion about wording when it makes you or could make others uncomfortable? 
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> *) is it acceptable to respond to such suggestions with rudeness and insults? 
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> *) is it acceptable to continue talking about this matter when a substantial number of the list is apparently sick of it? 
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> *) is it acceptable to _stop_ talking about this matter when a substantial number of the list feel that the issues raised are important, but the issues have not been resolved? 
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> It is the second point, I think, that the people wishing to continue the discussion feel the strongest about.  That's why we've had a member and a potential member walk out on us, too.  Not very many people agree with Daniel about the original issue, but a lot of them do agree that he shouldn't have recieved the treatment he has. 
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> -Andrew.  
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