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there's a dynamic where over-attention to a rule, mentioning it publicly at every opportunity for example, is viewed as an intentional irritant meant to antagon
by micromacrofoot 1y ago
there's a dynamic where over-attention to a rule, mentioning it publicly at every opportunity for example, is viewed as an intentional irritant meant to antagonize rather than any sort of constructive criticism
perhaps you can contact the people in charge of the rule directly, express that over-policing something like this could lead to backlash that overshadows the goal of the rule... and instead suggest a lighter touch like modeling their own language with the same ideal in mind, and advocating for a warning system rather than instabanning
- busterarm 1y agoOver-attention? This isn't the Ruby community. This isn't a place where that rule exists. We're talking about a thread advising people on how to get involved. Absolutely one of the first things that newcomers should hear about are community rules.
- micromacrofoot 1y agoApologies, it seemed I misunderstood this conversation. I now understand that you were merely helping newcomers to ruby and were sharing the rule in an informative manner and you don't actually have an opinion about it worth sharing one way or the other!
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