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or we could demand that users of free software shouldn't dictate the culture of the community and that maintainers don't need thick skin. Instead maybe we shoul
by codezero 2y ago
or we could demand that users of free software shouldn't dictate the culture of the community and that maintainers don't need thick skin. Instead maybe we should ask that users should be respectful and courteous.
- EasyMark 2y agoPeople do ask, but the abrasive ones will double down on it a lot of the time. All I do on my two projects is just block them/ignore them. I've had people make up whole new accounts to get at me again after a block on reddit and twitter
- franciscop 2y agoYou cannot do that with the current tools. I'd even argue that Microsoft's corporate goals are a bit at odds with the community best interests, e.g. adding friction to Github or to join/add to a project would decrease Github use, which is likely a KPI internally.
- junon 2y agoWishful thinking. Humans suck. That won't change, and it's only gotten worse. It's not a fun reality, but it's reality. The sooner you can come to terms with that fact, the sooner you can begin to navigate around it.