[LRUG] "Ignore the trolls"

[Najaf Ali]

*> 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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