Discord is not an acceptable choice for free software projects

Re:Discord is not an acceptable choice for free software pro... by chrisseaton on Friday February 21, 2020 @01:38PM (#22385538)

I think if you humbly said you’d prefer people to not use Discord you’d not get this backlash. But you’re making a demand - it’s rude and will instantly turn people against you before they really consider your arguments.

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Re:Discord is not an acceptable choice for free software pro... by lidHanteyk on Friday February 21, 2020 @02:58PM (#22386193)

This is literally tone policing, though. Knock it off.

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Re:Discord is not an acceptable choice for free software pro... by chrisseaton on Friday February 21, 2020 @04:14PM (#22386813)

The argument against tone policing in a social justice sense is that people who are being wronged by society are allowed to be angry.

This person isn't being wronged. They just don't like the software other people chose to use in their projects which have nothing to do with the author of the blog post!

If someone tells you they're suffering racism you should listen no matter how it sounds to you. If someone tells you they don't like that you're using Slack and that you should not use it, you're right to tell them to sod off until they can be polite.

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Re:Discord is not an acceptable choice for free software pro... by zchrykng on Friday February 21, 2020 @03:33PM (#22386436)

Criticizing someone for making demands, or pointing out that not making demands is more likely to actually accomplish what they want, is not tone policing.

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