Re: Inappropriate changes to front page text [Was: Re:

From: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: "Marc G(dot) Fournier" <scrappy(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Cc: Justin Clift <justin(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Emily Boyd <emily(at)tinysofa(dot)org>, "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)www(dot)commandprompt(dot)com>, pgsql-www(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Inappropriate changes to front page text [Was: Re:
Date: 2004-12-22 06:28:20
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>>
>> Heh. I'll call you on that one.
>>
>> People often talk about the "risk of offending someone" but like...
>> who's the *someone*?
>>
>> This kind of "fear of perhaps, at some point, maybe some day, we
>> might accidentally hurt someone's feelings" is so non-concrete and
>> vague that it can be extended practically infinitely. It's kind of
>> like giving in to Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt, just because you're
>> "not sure".
>
>
> Isn't this what they call being *cough* *gah* Politically Correct?

Yes and it to is making me cough.

>
>> Would people on this mailing list have an issue with us conversely
>> marking other important celebrations as well (religious or not)?
>> Hindi and Buddhist ones for example?
>
>
> We could do 'seasonal themes / calendars' :)

Well we can't do that... not everyone uses the Gregorian calendar ;)

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