On Thu, Aug 25, 2022 at 08:42:10PM +0900, Masataka Ohta <mohta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >>IMHO, criticizing stupid protocols and/or technical decisions as > >>such is constructive. > > > >It is not constructive when stated in an inflammatory way, with > >multiple uses of the word "stupid", as in this example. > > Even if there are multiple stupidities? Yes, even so. Insulting people makes your post less effective than it would have been without that element, IMO, regardless of the validity of the point being made. (In the IETF context, at least) -- Cos