[chat] Re: [SLUG] linmagau - April edition

[Jeff Waugh <jdub@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

<quote who="Kevin Waterson">

> This one time, at band camp, Jeff Waugh <jdub@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > To my mind, non-constructive criticism in this community is an abject
> > waste of bits. It doesn't help anyone. That's where the put up or shut
> > up attitude comes from. What you posted earlier sounded like pretty
> > blunt criticism without a lot of encouragement, and I'm sure that's why
> > you've received this reaction.
> 
> So, all post prior to this that were engouraging are negated?  I am not
> able to voice a single problem I have with the site?  The ratio I have
> provided on the bouquet/bagging is way in favour of the positive. But it
> seems all is negated by a single post.

Not at all, that's why I mentioned your history with SLUG - your criticism
seemed out of place in full context. (Plus, I believe people are responding
to the ratio in the email itself.)

> This is the sort of crap that brings open source to its knees.  Why should
> anyone bother, if the this is rubbish that is returned when making
> contributions?

I'm not sure the people who responded to your criticism regarded it as a
helpful contribution (that's what I was attempting to communicate in my
paragraph above). Everyone has suggested better ways of contributing or
communicating your criticisms.

Why do you think that suggestions of how to communicate better within the
community "is the sort of crap that brings open souce to its knees"? I know
that I'm far more responsive to suggestions and criticisms about my projects
that are at the same time encouraging and positive, and I get *far* better
reactions to my own suggestions and criticisms of other projects if I do the
same thing. It helps everyone, being kind.

> > (You've been around and contributing on the SLUG list for a long time
> > now.)
> 
> Oh? define a long time?

Ages. I'm not sure why you're asking (or why this point is important).

- Jeff (also sending to chat, and setting the reply-to so we can move this
  thread over there)

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