On Sep 9, 2019, at 1:42 PM, Keith Moore <moore@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
False assumption. Every minute I
spend on this conversation is time I can't bill clients
for, and I have a backlog of work. I wouldn't be
investing this effort if I didn't think it were important.
This is what “has free time” means, Keith. You are
objectively consuming more of our bandwidth than any other
participant. This is not ad hominem. You can see it in Thomas
Narten’s weekly summaries.
I can't help but be reminded of a gang of bullies who attack an
individual, and who insist on their version of "fairness":
everybody gets one punch per round.
You could do your part to reduce
the noise by not sending insulting messages, which generally
merit face-saving responses.
Isn’t this precisely the sort of statement to which the
phrase “tone policing” is referring?
Not intended as such. It's just an observation: if you attack
someone you should expect them to respond.
Also, my objection to "tone policing" is that "tone" is
arbitrary. I would be much less like to object to a rule that
said some version of "don't insult people".
Keith
