> actually, enforcing community norms in public is useful

Belittlment and patronisation is a community norm?


From: Steve Huff <shuff@vecna.org>
To: CentOS mailing list <centos@centos.org>
Sent: Wednesday, 12 August, 2009 13:39:20
Subject: Re: [CentOS] [Off-list] Slow IDE on GeForce 8200 board

On Aug 12, 2009, at 6:23 AM, Ian Murray <murrayie@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> If anybody feels they must send complaints, execute personal 
> vendettas, issue death threats, etc please do it off-list.

actually, enforcing community norms in public is useful and important. 
an off-list message educates only the recipient, while a public 
message educates not only the recipient but also other new readers.

-steve

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