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| author |  Jonathan Reed <jdreed@mit.edu> | 2014-02-10 23:47:32 -0500 |
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| committer | Jonathan Reed <jdreed@mit.edu> | 2014-02-10 23:51:08 -0500 |
| commit | 4c89ce1df67797fa3e1c90dd52f77625800238f0 (patch) | |
| tree | 5db17b4db46b9d3e7be26855d960f751d853edb6 /code-of-conduct.txt | |
| parent | cef8ae4df8650dfa93457dc93dc27a1aa5efe51a (diff) | |
Add quote in well-actually section
Incorporate quote from iannucci to better illustrate why a
well-actually may not have the intended effect.
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| -rw-r--r-- | code-of-conduct.txt | 7 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/code-of-conduct.txt b/code-of-conduct.txt index 82a41df..b2ec6da 100644 --- a/code-of-conduct.txt +++ b/code-of-conduct.txt @@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ precise. Almost all well-actually's in our experience are about not truth-seeking. (Thanks to Miguel de Icaza for originally coining the term "well-actually.") +Even if the information you convey in your "well, actually..." is of +the utmost importance or correctness, consider finding a different way +to say it. "People don't remember what you tell them, they remember +how you make them feel."[1] + No back-seat driving If you overhear people working through a problem, you shouldn't @@ -128,3 +133,5 @@ any other SIPB issue, please talk to the Chair or another EC member for help. In some cases, it might be appropriate for the Board or EC to take formal action, but we hope that won't be necessary. +-- +[1] Licensed from Peter Iannucci, CC-BY-SA. |