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> When I say hostile, the dev accused of sending unsolicited emails. I don't think you're a native speaker. That's okay, neither am I. However, if you had both
by guitarbill 10y ago
> When I say hostile, the dev accused of sending unsolicited emails.
I don't think you're a native speaker. That's okay, neither am I. However, if you had bothered to look up what "unsolicited" means (like I did), it's
> not asked for; given or done voluntarily
So he's using the word correctly, no need to "accuse" you of anything. If anything, his phrasing of "May I request that you please do not initiate. unsolicited mails to members of the github team" is very polite, correct, and quite reasonable.
- hnysacct 10y ago> So he's using the word correctly, no need to "accuse" you of anything. If anything, his phrasing of "May I request that you please do not initiate. unsolicited mails to members of the github team" is very polite, correct, and quite reasonable. I guess I didn't see it that way, as yes English is not my native language. So I initially took the response as negative and as an accusation, I tend to take accusations quite seriously.