<snip the latest grousing back and forth> Gentlemen, It would go a really long way if everyone could keep a few things in mind as we work together in this public space. 1) Act in good faith 2) Assume good intent 3) Don't escalate conflict 4) Own your mistakes That's basic stuff. Could we maybe give that a shot for a while, and see if we can reduce this misery a bit? (If you took any of the above personally, please don't. I'm just reflecting on what I think are some longstanding patterns, here.) Everybody's working hard, everybody's stressed, everybody makes mistakes. I have no desire to go point by point through some of the many recent blow-ups, but in nearly every one of them I think things would have gone better if at any time during the back and forth, people had stopped to reflect on the points above before firing off a reply. Above isn't perfect and perhaps others have thoughts on basic guidelines for communicating without conflict, but maybe it's a start? -Eric
