A plea for civility

[bwright]

I have not followed the discussion on the mailing list for a while but
I am trying to be a more active member of the ubuntu-au community now.
Anyway I think we are on the right track moving away from this type of
behavior to a more unified community.

On May 16, 3:04 pm, Scott Evans <sc... at vk7hse.hobby-site.org> wrote:
> On Sun, 2010-05-16 at 14:19 +1000, Paul Gear wrote:
> > Hi folks,
>
> > I've been reading most of the discussion over the last few days with a
> > heavy heart.  What we're doing at the moment is proving that the LoCo
> > council were right to deny us re-approval.
>
> > I beg everyone who has posted over the last week to make a concerted
> > effort:
> >       * to see the best in other people
> >       * NOT to be offended when others don't see the best in you
> >       * to make suggestions that are reasonable
> >       * NOT to be offended when others don't see your suggestions as
> >         reasonable
> >       * to do things which bring our community together
> >       * NOT to call attention to those actions which pull our
> >         community apart
> >       * to suggest good ideas and make positive steps to see them
> >         become reality
> >       * to applaud and congratulate others when they have good ideas
> >       * NOT to seek credit or desire applause for your own good ideas
> >       * to re-read the Ubuntu Code of Conduct
> >         (http://www.ubuntu.com/community/conduct) and think about how
> >         you can better live up to it
> >       * NOT to point out (or even notice) when others are not meeting
> >         the code of conduct
> >       * to be patient with slow, incremental progress
> >       * to disagree with others only where absolutely necessary, and
> >         do it off-list, and respectfully
> > Perhaps a way to summarise all of the above would be:
> >      1. Do the right thing
> >      2. Reward those who do the right thing with your attentiveness
> >         and support
> >      3. Ignore those who are doing the wrong thing
> > There won't be progress towards re-approval without everyone putting
> > their hurt feelings and egos in the back seat for the good of the
> > community.
>
> > Regards,
> > Paul
>
> It is for this exact reason I've kept quite today! firstly, making sure
> that what I felt is correct and the best approach, clearly some disagree
> with me, I did expect this as after all we are all Human and we do think
> differently! So I'm a sponge for information and I've had a few emails
> directed at me offering their thoughts/advice towards my conduct over
> the last few days. I'm not aiming for an "ego trip" or the keys to the
> asylum! I just want something to start working with, So I'd like the IRC
> meeting to be treated as a "Brainstorm" not a this is what "I" want
> thing. We need to establish the goals of what/who we are to be before we
> can decide how take on the task.
>
> I totally agree that /Ego's/Anger/Whatever/ have no future place in this
> type of discussion...  
>
> As I used to say to the people I managed there's no I in TEAM ;)
>
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