Changes made with too little discussion

[Alan Barrett <apb%cequrux.com@localhost>]

On Tue, 18 Jan 2011, Jukka Ruohonen wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 11:34:23AM +1100, Simon Burge wrote:
> > Why was this removed when there was an active discussion about removing
> > it where no concensus was reached?  This sort of thing where commis
> > occur before a discussion is finished seems to be occurring more and
> > more often.

I don't care much about /usr/share/misc/operator, but I do care about
people making changes without discussion, or making changes with too
little discussion, or making changes that go against the consensus of
the discussion.

I would like to see this change reverted, becasue it was made with
too little discussion.

> Maybe because the whole tech-userlevel@ mailing list has become
> poisonous?  I know several people who abstain from posting anything to
> the list because of the nature of the list and these discussions.

If you are not willing to discuss changes, or pay attention to other
people's opinions, then you are part of the problem.

You don't have to agree with everybody, but you do need to pay attention
to the discussion.  If no clear consensus emerges, or if the consensus
is opposite from your preferred outcome, then you may appeal to core to
make a decision.

--apb (Alan Barrett)