Re: PHP/Postgresql Advocacy

On 14 Feb 2004 at 7:40, Joshua Drake wrote:

> > Alex: What you say is not as important as how you say it.  Using the
> > insults above will encourage support.

That should be "will not encourage".

> I don't see them as insults as much as statements of fact. Basically
> he is just saying what he experienced trying to help with the WWW
> project.
>
> Insults are typically a little different in wording:
>
> There is a "purposely" well hidden (because nobody really wants the
> help) pgsql-www list. If you are a jerk enough, the people over at
> pgsql-www think you are one of them and will subscribe you.
>
> That is an insult. His wording IMHO were just statements ;)

Insults do not have to be explicit to be insults.  But let us
concentrate on the first part of my statement, not the second.
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