Re: Criticisms of my "tone" (was Re: A "cosmetic changes" commit that removes security fixes)

[Léo Le Bouter]

On Wed, 2021-04-28 at 12:43 -0400, Mark H Weaver wrote:
> I'm sorry if this comes off as obtuse, but having now re-read all of
> my
> messages in this thread, I honestly do not see what I did wrong here.
> I will need some help to understand.
> 
> With very few exceptions, almost every sentence that I wrote was
> purely
> factual.  It seems to me that the facts speak for themselves, and
> those
> facts naturally cast Raghav and Léo in a bad light.  I don't see how
> to
> avoid that while still presenting the facts.
> 
> You, and a couple of others, have criticized my "tone".  This is very
> subjective, especially over email where we must *imagine* the tone of
> the speaker.  Is it possible that you read more in my messages than I
> actually wrote?
> 
> It would be very helpful if you could point out specific messages or
> quotes of mine to illustrate your criticisms, and to clearly explain
> what's wrong with them.  I'm not trying to be obstructionist here.  I
> honestly don't understand, and I cannot improve without
> understanding.
> 
>      Thanks,
>        Mark
> 

If you really do not understand, I encourage you read 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonviolent_Communication and associated
works.

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