From: | "Marc G(dot) Fournier" <scrappy(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
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To: | Justin Clift <justin(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Cc: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Emily Boyd <emily(at)tinysofa(dot)org>, "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)www(dot)commandprompt(dot)com>, pgsql-www(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: Inappropriate changes to front page text [Was: Re: |
Date: | 2004-12-22 06:18:54 |
Message-ID: | 20041222021737.U72987@ganymede.hub.org |
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On Wed, 22 Dec 2004, Justin Clift wrote:
> Tom Lane wrote:
> <snip>
>> As a practicing atheist, I am not offended.
>
> No worries.
>
> I'm not Christian, and I'm also not *offended*.
>
>
>> But if you do not realize
>> that a fair part of the world will be offended, then you need to wake up
>> and smell the flowers. Or at least read the daily news occasionally.
>
> Heh. I'll call you on that one.
>
> People often talk about the "risk of offending someone" but like... who's the
> *someone*?
>
> This kind of "fear of perhaps, at some point, maybe some day, we might
> accidentally hurt someone's feelings" is so non-concrete and vague that
> it can be extended practically infinitely. It's kind of like giving in
> to Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt, just because you're "not sure".
Isn't this what they call being *cough* *gah* Politically Correct?
> Would people on this mailing list have an issue with us conversely
> marking other important celebrations as well (religious or not)? Hindi
> and Buddhist ones for example?
We could do 'seasonal themes / calendars' :)
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