[llvm-dev] The undef story

[Peter Lawrence via llvm-dev]

Paul,
        Yes, that helps, thanks for the encouragement, I am listening.
Peter.

> On Jun 29, 2017, at 7:21 AM, Robinson, Paul <paul.robinson at sony.com> wrote:
> 
> I say that I have a mild personality disorder such that I can’t say
> things in politically correct style, and that this is a disability that I
> have had for the last third of my adult life.  I would like to think that
> folks could accommodate someone with a disability.  I would like
> to think that llvm-dev could be such a place.
>  
> You are not alone in making such a claim.  However, claiming an inability to discern hurtful behavior does not give you license to commit hurtful behavior.  In a community whose norms include avoiding hurtful behavior, it means you need to pay more attention to that possibility in order to meet those norms.
>  
> Here's a procedure I try to use after writing an email, and that has been helpful:
>                if (mentioned someone or addressed remarks directly to someone)
> and (attributed some non-technical motivation or emotional response to that person)
>                               then remove or rewrite that part
>  
> Note that the nature (positive or negative) of the attributed motivation or response is not relevant, just that I am making such an attribution.  Mostly I can identify those cases pretty easily.
>  
> It gets me to change statements like "Peter, you are emotionally incapable of participating positively in this community" to "Peter, here's a tactic to help you participate more positively in this community."
>  
> Hope this helps,
> --paulr

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