From: Dave Burt <burtdav@...>
Date: 2004-11-05T12:58:43+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby and civil political discussion? (Re: [OT] US Presidential  Election)

"Tim Hunter" <sastph@sas.com>:
> ... The example set by Matz will be attenuated
> as the Ruby community grows. This is one of the reasons I have mixed
> emotions about such growth.

Can this negative effect be attenuated by RL events such as RubyCon and 
general mentoring-type behaviour on-list? I, for one, hope so, because 
growth of the Ruby community is (apart from this issue) a Good Thing.