[Foundation-l] (Flashback) A short (and revised) FAQ about Wikimania in Alexandria

[Mike Godwin]

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Mark writes:

> Rather than being on the defensive and posting endlessly complaining

I looked up "endlessly" on Wiktionary, and I don't think the word  
means quite what you think it does.

I certainly admit that I occasionally lose patience with the carping  
and personal attacks on foundation-l -- sniping that I suspect is more  
likely to seem "endless" than my occasional complaint, to anyone  
applying NPOV.

I apologize for having lost patience in this instance. Obviously, when  
one's well-meaning efforts get met with accusations of dishonesty and  
anti-Semitism, it can try anyone's patience.

> about the hostile environment on Foundation-l, you could've just
> coughed up

Why did you use "coughed up" here?  Generally, this locution is  
applied when one assumes that the person being questioned is reluctant  
to provide information. But this whole exchange began when I  
*proffered* information a second time, without even being asked, in  
order to get what I hoped would be constructive feedback.  "Coughed  
up" has connotations of interrogation -- I think it's safe to say you  
know what rhetoric you are using here. Think about why you chose those  
words and how I -- another human being, with normal human feelings --  
might feel upon seeing them.

> this great progress report here when someone first
> questioned you, even if they were "rude" or "sniping", and we would've
> saved about 10 messages.

Thanks for the attempt at constructive criticism.  I disagree with it,  
however -- I think "this great progress report" (thanks!) couldn't  
have been "coughed up" without first learning the extent to which some  
of the interrogators here were misunderstanding the FAQ. And that  
probably means that 10 messages (although maybe not these particular  
10) were necessary regardless.



--Mike