Respect and courtesy, please.

bwright bwright.au at gmail.com
Mon Nov 9 09:01:40 GMT 2009


Interesting. I must have missed something during the week of
discussion. Anyway good to see you back Elky.

Melissa Draper wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> I am not pointing fingers as I have not the time to dissect the past
> week's mails anyway. Those who have overstepped a line know it already,
> or will realise it by the end of reading this.
>
> Can we please uphold some civility on this mailing list and take extra
> care to extend this civility to newcomers?
>
> Good! I knew you'd understand!
>
> This mailing list is subject (as the whole Ubuntu community is) to the
> Code of Conduct [0] which states:
>
>         Be respectful. The Ubuntu community and its members treat one
>         another with respect. Everyone can make a valuable contribution
>         to Ubuntu. We may not always agree, but disagreement is no
>         excuse for poor behaviour and poor manners. We might all
>         experience some frustration now and then, but we cannot allow
>         that frustration to turn into a personal attack. It's important
>         to remember that a community where people feel uncomfortable or
>         threatened is not a productive one. We expect members of the
>         Ubuntu community to be respectful when dealing with other
>         contributors as well as with people outside the Ubuntu project
>         and with users of Ubuntu.
>
> It is not unusual for someone to compare a new thing (which is supposed
> to provide similar facility) to an old thing. Ubuntu and Linux takes
> this role to Windows and Mac users.
>
> Do not chastise or flame people for doing so. It helps nobody.
>
> I do not need replies, nor do I need public apologies.
> (although private apologies may appease some, please tread carefully in
> to private communication).
>
> I would, however, appreciate if this hostility would please stop.
>
> I really don't want to have to invoke the sprinkles and cherry on top.
>
> [0] http://www.ubuntu.com/community/conduct
>
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>
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>
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