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Whether or not the complaint is legitimate is irrelevant. If you're going to complain about somebody, you should expect people to complain right back about you

by enkiv2 10y ago

Whether or not the complaint is legitimate is irrelevant. If you're going to complain about somebody, you should expect people to complain right back about you. When they do so, writing a post whining about it ends up looking childish -- it's hardly "stalking" or "thought policing". People complain about each other's writing style on the internet all the time. Being butthurt about getting an email isn't so rare and precious that you should write a thinkpiece about it and post it to HN.

4ad 10y ago
> Whether or not the complaint is legitimate is irrelevant. I do not want to live in a world where truth does not matter. Truth is all that matters. > If you're going to complain about somebody, you should expect people to complain right back about you. Oh, I definitely expect people to complain about me. I support their right fully. Here it is not a case of complaint. It is a case where a non-technical group of people think it has the authority over my interaction with a different group of people, and takes an administrative action. A bunch of people are threatening me and actively take action against my way of being. > Being butthurt about getting an email isn't so rare and precious that you should write a thinkpiece about it and post it to HN. I have not posted to HN. I have posted on the Go mailing lists. I have no control of what is posted on HN. I posted on the Go mailing list because there are other people who feel the same (I know because they told me), and are afraid to talk in fear of repercussions. I posted in the minute hope that things might change. This incident is just another event in a long streak of events of constant discrimination by some people associated with the Go project. It is no sole event, although my e-mail to the list mentioned only this particular event.

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Whether or not the complaint is legitimate is irrelevant. If you're going to complain about somebody, you should expect people to complain right back about you

by enkiv2 10y ago

4ad 10y ago
> Whether or not the complaint is legitimate is irrelevant. I do not want to live in a world where truth does not matter. Truth is all that matters. > If you're going to complain about somebody, you should expect people to complain right back about you. Oh, I definitely expect people to complain about me. I support their right fully. Here it is not a case of complaint. It is a case where a non-technical group of people think it has the authority over my interaction with a different group of people, and takes an administrative action. A bunch of people are threatening me and actively take action against my way of being. > Being butthurt about getting an email isn't so rare and precious that you should write a thinkpiece about it and post it to HN. I have not posted to HN. I have posted on the Go mailing lists. I have no control of what is posted on HN. I posted on the Go mailing list because there are other people who feel the same (I know because they told me), and are afraid to talk in fear of repercussions. I posted in the minute hope that things might change. This incident is just another event in a long streak of events of constant discrimination by some people associated with the Go project. It is no sole event, although my e-mail to the list mentioned only this particular event.