There is no widely accepted definition of value in conversation. Even the very concept of "value" is inherently subjective.
Anyone who tries to use such words in an argument is just appealing to their own feelings, pretending they have an "objective argument". For some reason, it feels manipulative to me.
I'm not talking about rights, I'm talking about manners.
Everyone has the right to communicate any way they want,
but I also have the right to call them out on that.
If you have a public, open-source project on GitHub, and you regularly accept and respond to issues/pull-requests/suggestions, you are obviously presenting yourself to the world. It is basic courtesy to not be hostile in such communication.
Because that's my experience and I'm sharing it with others.
Are you saying I shouldn't voice my opinions, unless they consist of only praise? Nobody asked the original commenter to provide proof of Kovid being "gentle". If you're going down the "only facts" road, then each praise should be followed by "sources" too.
There is no widely accepted definition of value in conversation. Even the very concept of "value" is inherently subjective.
Anyone who tries to use such words in an argument is just appealing to their own feelings, pretending they have an "objective argument". For some reason, it feels manipulative to me.