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Re:Linus Torvalds apologizes for his behavior, takes time off by JohnBooty on Monday September 17, 2018 @04:19PM (#18009653)
Is anybody really suggesting politeness as a substitute for clearly stating the problem and expectations?

I mean there are really two axes here, right? You can be rude+vague, or polite+precise, etc.

              Precision
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  Rudeness <-----|-----> Politeness
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                 v
              Vagueness
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