A "joke" in the glibc manual
A "joke" in the glibc manual
Posted Nov 9, 2018 1:54 UTC (Fri) by mjg59 (subscriber, #23239)In reply to: A "joke" in the glibc manual by neilbrown
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Posted Nov 9, 2018 5:13 UTC (Fri)
by neilbrown (subscriber, #359)
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BTW, while rereading the guidelines I noticed "If other participants complain about the way you express your ideas, please make an effort to cater to them." and wanted to thank you for making the effort. I think that is really valuable, and it is appreciated.
Posted Nov 15, 2018 18:21 UTC (Thu)
by Wol (subscriber, #4433)
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Which is why the linux raid wiki editing guidelines state pretty much "please write in the *first* person and take *personal* responsibility for what you write".
Imho there's far too much emphasis on third-person impersonal writing that takes responsibility for nothing. (Plus 1st-person is much nicer to read :-)
Cheers,
A "joke" in the glibc manual
It takes ownership of the opinion, and declares an intention and desire to follow a particular path that is known to be welcome, without suggesting that anyone else is required to make the same choice.
If someone has a different position, that need not be seen, in itself, as contradicting the guidelines.
The guidelines guide your conduct, but do not resolve your disagreements - you still need to do that yourself.
A "joke" in the glibc manual
Wol