Mailing list etiquette - Important!!

To all: The TDE mailing list is supposed to be a place where we discuss things in a polite and quiet manner. People are free to post their opinion, but please remember to respect others' opinion as well. You may not like what is being discussed in a specific thread, you are free to raise your objections to that but please refrain from denigrating other people's comment or suggestion and respect the time and effort they put in to contribute to this project. I have to say that over the last 12 months or so I have seen an increasingly number of "animated discussions" on this ML and it was not pleasant at all. Especially considering that it was completely unnecessary for them to be "animated" For the records, some of our contributors have already decided to move away because his/her suggestions were continuously denigrated on this ML. How can we expect to have new contributors if we are so negative about whatever thing they bring along?? I repeat: "How can we expect to have new contributors if we are so negative about whatever thing they bring along??" We are a small community, probably we will always be. Let's make sure this community remains a happy community. Please be considerate when you are messaging on this ML. Cheers Michele