On the sickness of our community

There is also the fact the internet is a lot less U.S centric and male dominated than it used to be and part of being inclusive is to treat people with more courtesy and assume goodwill. Flaming people in public in LKML can cause serious repercussions in one's job as a kernel contributor in some places for instance. Onlookers who might be thinking about contributing are less likely to do in such an environment as well.