[Bitcoin-ml] What I hope for in this list

[freetrader]

Hi Erik,

Excellent post, actually the best on the list so far.
Thank you for this.

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2. Jul 2017 19:19 by bitcoin-ml at lists.linuxfoundation.org:


> [TL,DR]: FIRST A SUMMARY as I don't want to waste peoples time.
> My hopes is that everybody on this list will try to
> - bring something you created yourself, like a proposal, an idea or a
> question
> - be nice to each other; no name calling; discuss ideas, not people
> - be curious to others ideas and how they came to that conclusion,
> especially if you do not agree
> - accept that other people have other priorities and values, and that
> doesn't mean they are stupid or evil
> - accept that you could be the one that is wrong
>
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>
>
>
> THIS IS META THOUGHTS ABOUT THE LIST, from my perspective as a
> interested and somewhat knowledgeable non developer. It's what I hope
> the list will be or how we will behave on it, egotistically, so I can
> gain as much possible by reading it. I don't think I will be able, nor
> have the courage, to contribute to the technical discussion, so this
> might be my only post. Hopefully, my hopes for this list coincides with
> yours.
>
> BRING SOMETHING YOU CREATED, LIKE A PROPOSAL, AN IDEA OR A QUESTION. Let
> the primary goal of your posting be to learn something, not to educate
> others. Don't just see this as another channel in which you want to make
> sure that everybody who's in it can't miss what you want them to know,
> and by that spread just statements that does not invite to discussion.
>
> THE PAST IS RARELY RELEVANT. We can't change the past, and we are no
> court of law that has to decide in a trial. Focus on what can be done.
> Discussion about who did, or did not, or said, or said not is not
> fruitful. Although i know that a lot of people have been hurt, and I
> respect that.
>
> DISAGREEMENT IS SELDOM BECAUSE ONE OF YOU ARE WRONG AND THE OTHER RIGHT.
> It's more often that you have different priorities and values. Accept it
> and try to find a way to embrace both paths and how they can complement
> each other. Try put yourself in the other persons place, what would you
> believe if you shared that persons view? Could things that you consider
> a fact, actually be feelings mistaken for facts?
>
> IF YOU DO DISAGREE, try to be curious about why and how the other came
> to that conclusion. Let the goal of the discussion be to get greater
> understanding of the other persons points view, and what the other's
> conclusions is based upon. In my opinion, debates are as useful to a
> discussion as a game of tennis. Ask honest questions, not leading
> questions, and be prepared to be the one who changes ones mind.
>
> USE EXACT DESCRIPTIVE LANGUAGE. To often expressions like "overwhelming
> consensus" is used. If you can't define "overwhelming consensus", don't
> use it because it means different things to everyone. If you can define
> it, use that definition instead. Also words like hard/soft forks are in
> my opinion bad, because they don't describe what it's about.
>
> QUOTE SOURCES when you are stating something that are not your own
> opinion or a very well known fact. By that,  this mailing list can be a
> resource for education.
>
> IF SOMETHING IS YOUR OPINION make sure it's easy to understand that it's
> your opinion (could be done by writing "I think that..." or "I believe
> that...").
>
> /Erik
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