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Re:Open source projects should run office hours by shoo on Friday March 05, 2021 @06:49AM (#26355795)
Rule of thumb when speaking or writing: replace "should" with "could". Simple way to avoid implying obligation.
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Re:Open source projects should run office hours by Qwertious on Friday March 05, 2021 @12:53PM (#26359710)
"could" is true but irrelevant and therefore implies subtext. I don't think "could" would be much better, it ought to just be re-phrased as a suggestion in the first place.
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Re:Open source projects should run office hours by hewrin10 on Friday March 05, 2021 @07:04AM (#26355891)
So we "should" replace "should" with "could"? XD
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Re:Open source projects should run office hours by shoo on Friday March 05, 2021 @07:06AM (#26355905)
You could.
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Re:Open source projects should run office hours by dividedbyzero on Friday March 05, 2021 @07:46AM (#26356246)
I would.
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