Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 13:26:26 -0400 (EDT) From: "Matthew N. Dodd" <winter@jurai.net> To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: PRs for FreeBSD's meme complex Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9909101323530.14497-100000@sasami.jurai.net> In-Reply-To: <4.2.0.58.19990910100243.047a0210@localhost>
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On Fri, 10 Sep 1999, Brett Glass wrote: > When one raises serious but difficult questions, it naturally causes > some stress. But the questions DO need to be addressed. Think of my > messages as PRs for FreeBSD's "meme complex" -- that is, for advocacy, > marketing, culture, and other aspects of FreeBSD that don't consist > solely of code and documentation. Its not your questions but your manner of discussing them in a conversation that is lacking. > >I think you'd find that more people would be interested in what you have > >to say if you tried correcting the flaws in your communication skills, > > I think you're confusing the message with the messenger. I don't > believe that my communications skills are flawed at all; written > communication is one of the things I do for a living, and my work is > generally well regarded. If you do not agree with some of the opinions > I express, or feel uncomfortable discussing some of the topics I've > brought up, it does not mean that there's anything wrong with the way > I communicate. In this case, the messenger (you) is making it difficult to discuss the message. > >A review of the rules governing the varieties of formal debate might be > >useful as well. > > Unfortunately, or maybe fortunately, mailing lists are not subject to > rules of formal debate. Certainly, I've had many ad hominem remarks > lobbed at me -- including the message to which this is a response -- > which would be out of line in such a debate. "He did it first!" I'm talking about your inability to not go tangential the moment someone directly confronts one of your arguements. -- | Matthew N. Dodd | '78 Datsun 280Z | '75 Volvo 164E | FreeBSD/NetBSD | | winter@jurai.net | 2 x '84 Volvo 245DL | ix86,sparc,pmax | | http://www.jurai.net/~winter | This Space For Rent | ISO8802.5 4ever | To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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