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This comment is no more funny or insightful than it was 5 years ago. Worse, it discourages positive contributions as well as negative.
by Goladus 19y ago
This comment is no more funny or insightful than it was 5 years ago. Worse, it discourages positive contributions as well as negative.
- nostrademons 19y agoPositive contributions usually don't spark arguments. Even if they're controversial or unpopular, they tend to spark discussion instead.
- Goladus 19y agoI disagree, and I also think the line between argument and discussion is rather blurry; especially in text-based communication. One of the most interesting threads I've read lately was that one where Walter Bright posted a comment about D in a thread bashing C++ programmers. His post was attacked by a few others, and the resulting argument was very interesting. I think this is the thread: http://kerneltrap.org/mailarchive/git/2007/9/7/257355 http://kerneltrap.org/mailarchive/git/2007/9/7/257355 Though I don't have time to find the specific chain of comments.
- euccastro 19y agoI think there is an inverse relationship between positive attitude and eagerness to win arguments.