<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra">In all seriousness now, my satire was meant to help us reflect on and acknowledge a pattern of abrasive interactions that has dominated this list as of late, to raise it for discussion if needed, and hopefully to bring it to a close by letting everyone see its absurdity. </div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Discussion can be civil but productive, direct and even heated but respectful. </div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">When you start a topic, you bear a special responsibility to be comprehensive up front, to respect the time and effort everyone takes to respond in good faith, and to guide your thread to a productive, respectful close. Acknowledge failures in this responsibility readily. Neglect it at your own peril. </div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Productive discussions, started and guided by responsible participants, has always been the norm on xquery-talk in the time I have been a member. I look forward to its return to that state.</div>
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