Why Phobos is cool

[Chris]

On Wednesday, 1 July 2020 at 13:40:30 UTC, Steven Schveighoffer 
wrote:
>
> Begin even more off-topic rant:
>

[...]

> It can be just as effective to point out the offense, and 
> remind people that we should avoid these kinds of tones, rather 
> than refuse to discuss further (which often has the opposite 
> effect -- escalating).

Yes. Exactly. Thank you.

> Deescalation and humor I find are often a better response than 
> shaming and begrudging.
>
> -Steve

Again, yes. Thanks.

The D forum used to be more tolerant and focus on the issues that 
were raised rather than on the way things were worded. Also, if 
you have to think carefully about every word in order to sound 
nice and proper and avoid offense at any cost (somebody is always 
offended), chances are that the real point of your message gets 
lost. This could be interpreted as a strategy to muffle dissent.