On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 03:24:18PM -0700, Sarah Sharp wrote: > > > Abuse is never justified, I hope that's clear for everybody. > > > > Depends on details of your definition of abuse. [snip] > http://outofthefog.net/CommonBehaviors/VerbalAbuse.html " "Always" and "Never" Statements - "Always" and "Never" Statements are declarations containing the words "always" or "never". They are commonly used but rarely true. " See above... And as far as I can see in this thread, there *is* a pattern of that by Stefano; should that be interpreted as verbal abuse? > Key ones that apply to LKML communications: belittlement, demeaning > statements, hysteria, name-calling, raging and violent statements, and > mocking sarcasm. " Targeted Humor, Mocking and Sarcasm - Targeted Humor is any sustained pattern of joking, sarcasm or mockery which is designed to reduce another individual's reputation in their own eyes or in the eyes of others. " s/individual's reputation/appeal of a bad idea being proposed/ and you'll get something that is not only justified, but highly valuable. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe stable" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html