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Re:PostgreSQL used fsync incorrectly for 20 years by pgaddict on Monday February 11, 2019 @07:43PM (#19139976)
I'm honestly curious who are those bad actors, and examples of such behavior. I'm not trolling you, I really am curious - because that does not match my experience with the community at all.

I'm sure there were cases of inappropriate / rude communication, but AFAICS those were rare one-off incidents. While you're apparently talking about long-term and consistent behavior. So I wonder who you're talking about? I can't think of anyone who'd consistently behave like that - particularly not among senior community members.

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Re:PostgreSQL used fsync incorrectly for 20 years by jerrysievert on Tuesday February 12, 2019 @12:19AM (#19141246)
I know that you read the mailing lists, just spending a week on bugs, or following any major or minor discussions on hackers should be enough for you to figure a couple of them out, but I'm not going to personally call anyone out by name on hacker news.

my comment, which is based on the multiple interactions I've had with the community, stands as is: some fantastic people, and a few aggressive bad actors that spoil things.

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