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Tim Bray wrote:
I
am not sure that I agree. I can certainly see how what you
describe
could happen. But the Politeness Police have themselves
discouraged
participation in IETF, at least in part because some of them
were every
bit as arrogant and demeaning as your example statement
above, and
worse, AND they had the backing of the organizational
leaders.
What we
have is at best anecdata, but I strongly disagree. I have
personal experience with wonderful people who have walked
away saying some variation on "all those pissy greybeards
waiting to pounce". Don't personally know anyone who (a)
has walked away because of the "politeness police" and (b)
is regretted.
Be kind.
It doesn’t hurt.
Doesn't hurt. But then again, a bit of snark doesn't hurt either -
particularly when dealing with clueless newbies with bad cases of
Dunning-Kruger syndrome, particularly when coupled with prickly
personalities, quick-to-take-offense, on behalf of others. The
folks who are the true barrier to getting useful work done.
Miles Fidelman
--
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice.
In practice, there is. .... Yogi Berra
Theory is when you know everything but nothing works.
Practice is when everything works but no one knows why.
In our lab, theory and practice are combined:
nothing works and no one knows why. ... unknown
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