From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1OP4Wu-0000ie-Qw for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Thu, 17 Jun 2010 02:08:35 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id AF684E0B38; Thu, 17 Jun 2010 02:08:27 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-pv0-f181.google.com (mail-pv0-f181.google.com [74.125.83.181]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 70A4EE0AE8 for ; Thu, 17 Jun 2010 02:08:04 +0000 (UTC) Received: by pvb32 with SMTP id 32so1618688pvb.40 for ; Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:08:03 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:received:in-reply-to :references:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=Iae8ohaOuDxYDhVwVe5nAlW8KeUZ1Lrsr6RkDzg8f60=; b=vNT2OKaRSEkNdf7DQWeKZc8PpEKIY5jD8jx3Fd6RjTePPbP5t8uersthyKF1/m9AWX 0e1YaS24MXiJ5oo3oGwd/ABigWjYDSD15UeE1wjNgcugH+iO+BWoYQSZrzVwSxPAIIEO 39DVp+BGH5kknBuR/AXEtIyMt4uEyGSzQiCXo= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=GkeNXUqrWSvQ5ernzvHZgpB4JERumgQatK7pGHgw0Ne2DNFp1/DXa0zYWfEOAN2iDL jSXAo9M7yt2WWBvZkxhPCnLk0HDWYjbsYWhF5lj0rXdi48u9rLFYp4cVUvp3DjuzwdcT kDG1wqe2Gi94gB12PrL8L/zFt3acm+yYhLWZs= Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.143.25.9 with SMTP id c9mr6896652wfj.45.1276740483115; Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:08:03 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.142.231.17 with HTTP; Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:08:02 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <4C1968D8.9040309@gentoo.org> References: <4C184607.5080907@gentoo.org> <4C1968D8.9040309@gentoo.org> Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 22:08:02 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Tone in Gentoo From: Jacob Godserv To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Archives-Salt: 716e8410-dddd-4fe7-8cb8-7d1c0464d68d X-Archives-Hash: fe8326c23e5bf11bfe036761424d77cf On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 20:14, Jorge Manuel B. S. Vicetto wrote: > There are a few cases where people could and should improve their > behaviour, but let's not forget we're a technical community and so it's > imho an illusion to expect us to have a "hugs and kisses" tone. But yes, > everyone participating in Gentoo mediums should strive to be courteous, > respectful and promote debates on ideas. I agree that we need to be "courteous, respectful and promote debates on ideas," but I disagree that we have to accept subtle opposites because the topic might be touchy. I'm somewhat confused about why there can't be a team of people who moderate the mailing list. That solution seems effective for most other Internet communities. Is it a question of manpower? --=20 Jacob "For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now =97 and never to be equaled again. If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened." Are you ready?