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From: Sarah Sharp <sarah.a.sharp@linux.intel.com>
To: Al Viro <viro@ZenIV.linux.org.uk>
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Subject: Re: [Ksummit-2013-discuss] [ATTEND] How to act on LKML
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On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 07:42:44PM +0100, Al Viro wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 06:56:16PM +0100, Stefano Stabellini wrote:
> 
> > Abuse is never justified, I hope that's clear for everybody.
> 
> Depends on details of your definition of abuse.
> 
> > So we are down to the definition of verbal abuse.
> > The Oxford dictionary gives me:
> > 
> > "speak to (someone) in an insulting and offensive way"
> 
> Insufficient details to tell if the statement above is correct.
> Insulting and offensive to *whom*?

It's not helpful to look at a dictionary definition of verbal abuse,
because it's much too short.

Here's a much longer description of verbally abusive behaviors:

http://outofthefog.net/CommonBehaviors/VerbalAbuse.html

Key ones that apply to LKML communications:  belittlement, demeaning
statements, hysteria, name-calling, raging and violent statements, and
mocking sarcasm.

Sarah Sharp