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Propogation and glorification

Propogation and glorification

Posted Jul 19, 2013 1:35 UTC (Fri) by bloopletech (guest, #71203)
In reply to: Propogation and glorification by corbet
Parent article: On kernel mailing list behavior

As a paid subscriber to LWN, I would like to express the opposite opinion: I 100% enjoy the colourful tirades and flames, and would not like to seem them diminished by manipulative editorialising.

I understand what you are trying to accomplish, and I empathise (though not necessarily agree) with the goal of raising standard of behaviour.

However, the Quotes page is there to report on what _actually happened_, and I think that editorialising it in such a way that quotes are rejected, not because they are uninteresting or unamusing or have limited impact, but because they represent actions people might not agree with, is manipulative.

I don't want to brew a storm in a teacup, but I think it's important to delineate the boundary between reporting and editorialising.


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