[Foundation-l] [Fwd: About Alexandria] -> to Usenet ?

[Philippe Beaudette]

Eh, guilty.

That's what happens when I edit when I'm irritated.

Ray has rightly called me out for inflaming an already hot situation, and 
for that, I apologize to the list.

Philippe


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From: "Ray Saintonge" <saintonge at telus.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2008 7:16 PM
To: "Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List" <foundation-l at lists.wikimedia.org>
Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] [Fwd: About Alexandria] -> to Usenet ?

> Philippe Beaudette wrote:
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "Mark Ryan" <ultrablue at gmail.com
>>> On 09/03/2008, Lars Aronsson <lars at aronsson.se> wrote:
>>>
>>>> This lack of understanding is something you share with other high
>>>> volume posters.  When important people start to leave the list,
>>>> you don't see this as a loss.  The only important thing is that
>>>> you can post, post, post.  Just as the only important thing about
>>>> Wikimania is whether you can go.  It's all about you, you, you.
>>>>
>>> That seems a bit rude...
>>>
>>> ~Mark Ryan
>>>
>> I think you're wrong Mark.  It's not a bit rude... it's TERRIBLY rude.
>>
>> Philippe
>>
> Without commenting directly about Lars, this seems to be a fine example
> lesson on how to escalate a dispute.  Mark's comments may very well be
> slightly understated, and lead to the "rude" person's quiet modification
> of his behaviour.  Shouting that the person's "TERRIBLY rude" behaviour
> merely encourages a defensive response.
>
> Ec
>
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