Comments on: Of communities and respect http://arunraghavan.net/2009/06/of-communities-and-respect/ Extremely pithy tagline here Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:21:06 +0000 hourly 1 By: arun http://arunraghavan.net/2009/06/of-communities-and-respect/comment-page-1/#comment-5041 arun Sun, 07 Jun 2009 11:10:51 +0000 http://arunraghavan.net/blog/?p=802#comment-5041 <p>I'm not talking about small disagreements here. Those can, and often are, settled amicably, or at least with a respectful "agree to disagree". It's easy to spot when a disagreement does not fall in this category.</p> <p>Communities are made up only of people. So in the face of this particular kind of adversity, it is people and the connections between them (== community) that become stronger or it is the people that move on.</p> <p>In these cases, inaction can be just as bad, and past a certain point, people do just move on (or ignore, which is the same thing). Looking at divisive issues between individuals and ignoring them because they appear to be silly just does not work.</p> I’m not talking about small disagreements here. Those can, and often are, settled amicably, or at least with a respectful “agree to disagree”. It’s easy to spot when a disagreement does not fall in this category.

Communities are made up only of people. So in the face of this particular kind of adversity, it is people and the connections between them (== community) that become stronger or it is the people that move on.

In these cases, inaction can be just as bad, and past a certain point, people do just move on (or ignore, which is the same thing). Looking at divisive issues between individuals and ignoring them because they appear to be silly just does not work.

]]> By: Sid http://arunraghavan.net/2009/06/of-communities-and-respect/comment-page-1/#comment-5040 Sid Sun, 07 Jun 2009 10:04:55 +0000 http://arunraghavan.net/blog/?p=802#comment-5040 <p>Surely, if a community is strong, these personal flame-wars remain just that and don't end up hurting a well-built community?</p> <p>And communities just like corporations, either move on and become stronger or disintegrate, depending on their strength.</p> Surely, if a community is strong, these personal flame-wars remain just that and don’t end up hurting a well-built community?

And communities just like corporations, either move on and become stronger or disintegrate, depending on their strength.

]]> By: arun http://arunraghavan.net/2009/06/of-communities-and-respect/comment-page-1/#comment-5038 arun Sun, 07 Jun 2009 06:20:34 +0000 http://arunraghavan.net/blog/?p=802#comment-5038 <p>The idea /is/ general, after all. I wasn't speaking of any one specific situation.</p> The idea /is/ general, after all. I wasn’t speaking of any one specific situation.

]]> By: arun http://arunraghavan.net/2009/06/of-communities-and-respect/comment-page-1/#comment-5037 arun Sun, 07 Jun 2009 06:19:21 +0000 http://arunraghavan.net/blog/?p=802#comment-5037 <p>I heard about this video on a GNOME list recently. Added to the top of the to-watch stack. :-)</p> I heard about this video on a GNOME list recently. Added to the top of the to-watch stack. :-)

]]> By: Kartik Mistry http://arunraghavan.net/2009/06/of-communities-and-respect/comment-page-1/#comment-5036 Kartik Mistry Sun, 07 Jun 2009 05:21:29 +0000 http://arunraghavan.net/blog/?p=802#comment-5036 <p>This is so generalize post!</p> This is so generalize post!

]]> By: Ben de Groot http://arunraghavan.net/2009/06/of-communities-and-respect/comment-page-1/#comment-5030 Ben de Groot Sat, 06 Jun 2009 11:32:37 +0000 http://arunraghavan.net/blog/?p=802#comment-5030 <p>This is a video everyone involved in open source should watch: http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-4216011961522818645&ei=QVMqSv2zFczg-Qbh0sSzCQ&hl=en</p> This is a video everyone involved in open source should watch: http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-4216011961522818645&ei=QVMqSv2zFczg-Qbh0sSzCQ&hl=en

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