On 7/2/05, Gregory Maxwell gmaxwell@gmail.com wrote:
Unfortunately trying to solve hurt feelings purely on the sender's side is an intractable problem.
Another quick point... One of the biggest problems communicating across cultures and languages is that the 'non-offensive' form generally doesn't translate well. What I've found is that if you are communicating in a language you speak imperfectly or to people who speak your language imperfectly, it rapidly becomes very difficult to avoid offense at the sender's side.
Since our entire project exists across many languages, and each language may span many cultures, our behaviours need to be mindful of these issues.