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Re:Why we never thank open source maintainers by coldtea on Thursday November 23, 2017 @02:36PM (#15767326)
It's like you didn't even care what parent said, just picked a part out of context, built a straw man, and commented on it.
Re:Why we never thank open source maintainers by alsetmusic on Thursday November 23, 2017 @02:52PM (#15767429)
Not the person you replied to, but you’re making a specious argument. This is (a partial quote of) what was said at the start of the thread:

> Honestly, being thanked in any shape or form does nothing for me, Id rather have users be more considerate of our time and not abuse issues and the community for supporting their laziness.

You’re warping the argument by calling the response a straw man. I agreed with GP on feeling annoyed by thanks that are actually feature requests, but they went on to say that all thanks was unwelcome. Nothing was taken out of context.

Re:Why we never thank open source maintainers by guywaffle on Thursday November 23, 2017 @02:54PM (#15767437)
No, the parent comment said any form which includes the type of thanks where someone is sincerely grateful. It’s not out of context, the person doesn’t like people to display their appreciation for his work.
Re:Why we never thank open source maintainers by iforgotpassword on Thursday November 23, 2017 @02:46PM (#15767385)
It's not out of context. He first gave a specific example of what kind of "thanks" he doesn't like, but then with the part I quoted he made clear that he not only doesn't like those hypocritical thank yous attached to feature requests, but that he doesn't want/care to be thanked "in any shape or form". That's a crystal clear statement that was not taken out of context.