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I don't. It's a big world and people won't learn without some compassion. They need to be shown the right way to behave. When you "shoot them down" you create h
by invalidname 4y ago
I don't. It's a big world and people won't learn without some compassion. They need to be shown the right way to behave. When you "shoot them down" you create hostility and animosity.
I get it. It's very satisfying to give someone what they deserve. But is it the right thing for building a community?
I think about that a lot when I have political arguments too. The toxicity level is so high and people keep pushing it higher. I just had a bit of a flamewar with a guy on a different forum. But we were able to end it amicably because we didn't let it get down to name calling and I was never disrespectful. I wasn't always able to do that, it took a lot of practice to reach that point.
- pc86 4y agoTo be clear, I don't mean "You came here angry and said mean things once, you're permabanned." More like "You're being unprofessional and disrespectful. You're more than welcome to return after you've calmed down but abusing volunteers and generally being a jerk is not necessary and won't be tolerated."
- invalidname 4y agoOK. I think the tone of OPs article is very problematic and sets the whole relationship between maintainer and user onto the wrong foot. The direction should be the exact opposite.