Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2014 21:52:58 -0500 From: Mark Linimon <linimon@lonesome.com> To: Jim Ohlstein <jim@ohlste.in> Cc: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>, Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@FreeBSD.org>, Michael Gmelin <grembo@freebsd.org>, Alfred Perlstein <alfred@freebsd.org>, Paul Schmehl <pschmehl_lists@tx.rr.com>, Alfred Perlstein <bright@mu.org>, "freebsd-ports@freebsd.org" <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Who was the mental genius Message-ID: <20140607025258.GA906@lonesome.com> In-Reply-To: <5392201B.7040507@ohlste.in> References: <5391611A.3090406@marino.st> <53917957.2020909@freebsd.org> <53917A30.8050504@marino.st> <EA88DBD9-F436-4107-9181-45A5375C6442@freebsd.org> <18E02559D230ED6DF11C040A@localhost> <20140606151739.GC73493@ivaldir.etoilebsd.net> <E590017B5B94CBFBF1C39176@localhost> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1406061050200.9814@wonkity.com> <CD32DDF0-189A-4E38-A045-BCA433289C4B@mu.org> <5392201B.7040507@ohlste.in>
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On Fri, Jun 06, 2014 at 04:10:03PM -0400, Jim Ohlstein wrote: > Not to get too far off topic but as a life long east coaster (except > for a short sojourn in the flatlands of Kansas), and being old > enough to know better, that is not "normal" east coast chiding. > Maybe that's normal northeast talk, but here in the south people > have manners. I was going to say something along these same lines ... but to me this message, as well, comes off a bit harsh. I understand Paul's point even if I found the initial tone abrasive. But I know a lot of context is lost when conversations are down-converted to keystrokes. Perhaps Paul can understand why, for a native southerner, seeing that kind of Subject: line can be demotivating, especially in the light of how hard it has been in the past to make such large changes to the infrastructure. Please remember folks: one person's "blowing off steam" can lead to another person's "why do I bother trying to fix things anyways." mcl
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