Re: [PATCH 1/1] docs: add a FAQ

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Mar 19, 2020, 00:09 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqo8stdx43.fsf@gitster.c.googlers.com>
In-Reply-To: <20200318230030.GA45325@google.com>

Emily Shaffer <emilyshaffer@google.com> writes:

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> Not really on topic for this particular paragraph, but there are a lot
> of instances of "Some people ..." - in general, would it be less
> combative to say something like "It's tempting to..." or "It might seem
> like a good idea to..."? That way it feels less like "there are people
> who do X and they are wrong" and more like "X might seem like a good
> idea but it isn't". Or to put it another way, let's attack the bad idea,
> not the people who suggest it.

Thanks for a perspective; I personally did not find that "Some people do X" accuses them of doing it wrong, but you certainly have a point.