On Jun 10, 2015, at 5:40 PM, Joel M. Halpern <jmh(_at_)joelhalpern(_dot_)com>
wrote:
If we have descended to the point that combative behavior is necessary in
order to advance ideas here, then in my opinion we need to figure out a way
to change that. Being willing to shout loudly and in other ways be rude ought
not be a requirement for successfully advancing good ideas.
Indeed, to the extent that people think shouting is the way to get things done
here, that is an indication of brokenness, not of best practice. What we want
is for shouting to be useless, and reason to be the only effective method of
getting what you want. Of course, that lets out any means of getting what you
want if it is unreasonable, which may be part of the problem... :)