It annoys me to no end that I even feel I need to write these down, but
apparently I do. So, here are a couple of simple rules to guide your
behaviour around here:
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Do not call other developers nor users idiots nor other derogatory
terms on the mailing list. -
Do not use Twitter or other public broadcasting systems to call
other developers or users idiots or other derogatory terms.
That's all, pretty simple actually. Most well-adjusted people would not
stand up in a crowd of people and start calling people around them
idiots. Just because there is a monitor and a network cable separating
you from the crowd doesn't make it ok, and I am tired of it.
Before your next email to the list or public tweet, blog post or
whatever, walk away from your computer for a couple of hours and think
about what you are about to write and whether you are anywhere close to
falling under one of the above 2 simple rules.
-Rasmus