Messages in this thread | | | Date | 27 Jul 1996 22:49:00 +0200 | From | (Kai Henningsen) | Subject | Re: Nasty comments |
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msmith@quix.robins.af.mil (Mr. Jolt Cola) wrote on 27.07.96 in <9607271524.AA06694@quix.robins.af.mil>:
> > > > Now *that* I would associate with a lack of pride in what you have > > > > done - you obviously think it's not good enough. > > > > > > Bull. It is what I would associate wht a bit of pride and respect for > > > others in what he has done. > > > > Well, _he_ was talking about "pride in what you have done". And as far as > > that, I still think he got his polarities switched. > > We have a different definition of pride.
Seems so. For some weird reason, however, I seem to be unable to parse what your definition is.
> > > Practice what you guys preach, don't hack > > > the guy for being "decent" if you don't want to be hacked for being > > > "profane". > > > > Maybe you should reread what I was answering. If you want to attack > > someone, you're attacking the wrong guy. > > Nope. He made a case for cleaning up his comments before release > without attacking anyone, and then you tried to imply he was > prejudiced. ???
Well, that's definitely not how I read it. I found it fairly offensive. Maybe _you_ consider stuff like his leading paragraph "not attacking anyone"; I beg to differ.
> > > > That simply demonstrates your prejudices. > > > > > > No, it demonstrates that he is probably a professor and doesn't want > > > to be called in by the dean when someone complains. > > > > Well, maybe that's the style the US universities work - I wouldn't know. > > However, I have a hard time believing that this might be a problem around > > here. Not since about 1968, that is. > > > > Which is as should be. > > You say -yourself- that you have no business commenting on the > above. You are right, "you wouldn't know." And so you should stop > criticizing those in different cultures, especially when they were > only advocating their side, not attacking anyone.
Well, if it _is_ different over there, then that is certainly nothing to be proud of; however, that does not change the fact that judging value and usefulness of code by the presence or absence of profanity definitely demonstrates prejudice.
> > > Or they illustrate that some coders are prima-donnas who are wrapped > > > up in writing code for the whole world to see. Myself, if I've > > > > This is so utter nonsense that I won't even try to answer it. You seem to > > have a very weird outlook. > > No, you have a thick skull and want to criticize those with different > views across cultural boundaries, rather than listen to what they have > to say. And then claim they have a weird outlook because it doesn't > match yours.
Now would you please tell me _who_ just called people that didn't share his world-view "prima-donnas"? And that's not the only thing wrong with that paragraph.
MfG Kai
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