Re: [Gimp-web] Alexandre Prokoudine attacks on GIMP critics around the Web

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> Am 16.11.2018 um 12:46  C R via gimp-developer-list <gimp-developer-list@xxxxxxxxx>:
> 
> Well clearly he was harassing you with his facts and sarcasm.
> 
> You'll pull through though. I believe in you!
> I've got to go now though. Have fun with whatever this is.
> 

Thank you for your sarcasm. And most of all, thanks for staying away. 

I can’t believe, how you and others on this list, treat people, who don‘t share your point of view. 

Simone Karin Lehmann
- former contributor to GIMP and founder and maintainer of the GIMP-on-OSX-project. 

> 
>> On Fri, 16 Nov 2018, 11:42 Niccolo Brogi <nkkollaw@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>> 
>> Why, Alexandre causes trauma..? I thought he was nice.
>> 
>>> On Fri, Nov 16, 2018 at 12:40 PM C R <cajhne@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Happy you've found that support group you were looking for. :)
>>> 
>>> Wishing you a speedy trauma recovery,
>>> -C
>>> 
>>>> On Fri, 16 Nov 2018, 11:04 Niccolo Brogi <nkkollaw@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> ...in the meantime, I'm getting emails from people that see the whole
>>>> thing exactly like me, and I assume fear harassment and won't say it out
>>>> loud.
>>>> 
>>>> How sad is this culture you've created.
>>>> 
>>>>> On Fri, Nov 16, 2018 at 9:50 AM C R <cajhne@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> As someone who has worked many years alongside (at the desk next to)
>>>>> customer service reps, I can verify that no amount of organisation or
>>>>> pleasantries can quell the entitlement of anyone who thinks you owe them
>>>>> something. Be that x feature in GIMP, or x release date for the next GIMP.
>>>>> People are very much the same in that regard, and it's crushing to have to
>>>>> deal with it all the time.
>>>>> 
>>>>> People can be banned from the mailing list if they make too much of a
>>>>> fuss, but I have to say Alexander's way of handling things is a nearly
>>>>> flawless mix of not taking any shit (which, after all, why should GIMP
>>>>> contribs suffer this after donating time to provide free software for the
>>>>> world?) and being concise and helpful to those who approach with a
>>>>> constructive attitude (as part of the community).
>>>>> 
>>>>> We have not always seen eye to eye on things, but I'm always learning
>>>>> stuff about handing trollish behaviour from this mailing list, thanks
>>>>> primarily to Alex, also recognising the behaviour in myself and doing my
>>>>> best to avoid making the same mistakes as people who can only complain
>>>>> rather than be helpful (Alex PMs me if I go to far to the ranty side, even
>>>>> in his defence). So that definitely isn't broken.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Alex saves us on a regular basis from having to deal with trolls on all
>>>>> our media platforms while keeping all ports of communication open for our
>>>>> users.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Every project should have one, but he's ours! ;)
>>>>> 
>>>>> Just my thoughts.
>>>>> -C
>>>>> On Fri, 16 Nov 2018, 08:17 Alexandre Prokoudine via gimp-developer-list
>>>>> <gimp-developer-list@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> пт, 16 нояб. 2018 г., 6:40 Trevor Rose tarose.trevor@xxxxxxxxx:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 3 — the solution to the problem is to tighten up your communications
>>>>>>> channels, and to use some other technology rather than just an email
>>>>>> group,
>>>>>>> and in which alternative system a person must be logged in, and each
>>>>>> post,
>>>>>>> thread and comment/reply is not only better organised, but can be
>>>>>>> identified as per user ID, GROUP, and ROLE ... PLUS AND MOST
>>>>>> IMPORTANTLY
>>>>>>> you can constrain each unit of communication by using mandatory
>>>>>> fields and
>>>>>>> filters, in order to force clearer communication and remove some
>>>>>> amount of
>>>>>>> abuse, while also being able to ban anyone who takes their passion
>>>>>> beyond
>>>>>>> an accepted threshold/limit.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hi Trevor,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I'm afraid I'm not a big believer in technical constraints as means to
>>>>>> manage a community. We have a history of making it difficult for
>>>>>> people to
>>>>>> contribute to GIMP in any way. I would hesitate to make it even harder.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Your suggestion boils down to making initial communication more
>>>>>> complicated
>>>>>> while, indeed, more structured. It also seems to suggest some sort of
>>>>>> pre-moderation which puts a heavier burden on those of us involved with
>>>>>> moderation.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> So mailing lists are a tool that keeps communication open enough and
>>>>>> takes
>>>>>> just about the right amount of time to keep our sanity at the cost of
>>>>>> rare
>>>>>> outbursts like this one.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Having said all that, I would still appreciate examples of what you
>>>>>> consider superior communication channels.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Alex
>>>>>> 
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>>>>> --
>>>> Niccolo.
>>>> 
>>> --
>> Niccolo.
>> 
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