Re: [atlarge-discuss] tone of debate...

["Hans Klein" <hans.klein@pubpolicy.gatech.edu>]

Regardless of the specifics of this thread, I believe we should try to 
raise the tone of debate.

Rude and aggressive language usually just hurts the person making the 
comments as well as the forum in which it is issued.  It usually generates 
sympathy for the target of the attack. (It is also just plain rude!)

In at least one instance an ICANN staff person sent me provocative Emails, 
perhaps in the hope that I would respond in anger and thereby discredit 
myself.  I saw something similar happen to Karl Auerbach.  Anger is 
self-destructive, and people have been known to try to catalyze others' 
self-destruction...

In my opinion, the recent explosion of annoyance against the managers of 
the ALOC has demeaned this forum.

It was also rude (especially to Denise.)

I hope that we can conduct ourselves well in the future.

Hans




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