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Very classy apology. While Andrew's quickly jumping to conclusions is certainly not something to emulate (as he obviously implies in his apology), his ability t
by adelevie 16y ago
Very classy apology. While Andrew's quickly jumping to conclusions is certainly not something to emulate (as he obviously implies in his apology), his ability to assume complete responsibility for a mistake that damaged a reputation is something all members of Internet communities should take note of.
- jonah 16y agoAnd submitting this story as NoKarmaForMe for that little extra real-world Karma.
- petercooper 16y agoSimilarly, GitHub acted in a classy way too. Tom helped Andrew throughout the thread without any snark or dismissals that are, sadly, quite easy to dish out. It certainly contrasts with the recent "go away" Tumblr story.
- jefe78 16y agoI just looked up the post you were referencing. That was pretty shocking. As I mentioned earlier, this post deserves some recognition. I screw up plenty, so I'm no stranger to apologizing to my partner. However, I could certainly take a page from the original poster. My apologies lack a certain degree of class!
- baxter 16y agoHadn't heard of this. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2151768 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2151768
- steveklabnik 16y agoDon't forget to see this comment! http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2152203 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2152203 As well as this one: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2152047 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2152047