[LRUG] "Ignore the trolls"

[Matthew Rudy Jacobs]

Thank you for articulating my point better than I can myself.

Glad we can still be friends.

:)

On Thu, 19 Feb 2015 3:10 pm Najaf Ali <ali at happybearsoftware.com> wrote:

> *> Dear all,*
> *> *
> *> I wholeheartedly apologise for my earlier comment of "ignore the
> trolls". This comment implied that I believe we should allow racism to go
> unchecked and belittle those that complain about it. This couldn't be
> further from the truth. Making racist jokes at anyones expense is not
> something I take lightly and I apologise for making it seem as though I did
> here. There was no excuse.*
> *> *
> *> I strongly believe that you shouldn't be made to feel excluded on the
> LRUG mailing list. Besides, it's not like the festering shitpile of racism
> that POC and their families experience on a day-to-day basis needs any
> extra garnishing.*
> *>*
> *> *Matthew Rudy 馬泰
>
> Apology accepted.
>
> P.S. To the 20+ of you that have responded privately with your support, I
> appreciate it sincerely and apologise for not getting back to all of you.
> I'm going to quit the list for a little while until this multi-thread
> pile-up dies down so it ceases to occupy any more of my headspace.
>
> On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 12:55 AM, Matthew Rudy Jacobs <
> matthewrudyjacobs at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 18 Feb 2015 1:29 am Matthew Rudy Jacobs <
>> matthewrudyjacobs at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> >
>> > (Ignore the trolls.)
>>
>>
>> >
>>
>> Let me apologise for this prefix to my response.
>>
>> My meaning was meant to be
>>
>> "why does everything always have to turn into a fight? Someone made a bad
>> judgement in their writing, we should forgive them and be nice"
>>
>> So I wrote a deliberately very positive response, in an attempt to
>> counter the general negativity I see all the time.
>>
>>  > I'm sure you know, it's very difficult from both sides to find a
>> "technical cofounder".
>> >
>> > Not only do you retrospectively have to find someone who wholeheartedly
>> believes in your product,
>> > But also someone you can get along well enough with to stand together
>> through the good and the bad times.
>> >
>> > I'm sure it'll be an exciting journey.
>> >
>> > Good luck.
>>
>>  Unfortunately, my bad choice of prefix, actually had the opposite
>> effect.
>>
>> My intent was reversed, and made things more nasty.
>>
>> I was called an "apologist for the racists"
>>
>> As it happens, I am no longer in London, or doing Ruby. But I'd like to
>> still listen in, and contribute when I can.
>>
>> So I hope I'm still welcome.
>>
>> happy new year to you all
>> 洋洋得意
>>
>> Matthew Rudy 馬泰
>>
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