How can I avoid causing a flamewar on the mailing list?
Inkscape prides itself on maintaining a friendly community, however we’re all passionate and have different ideas, so sometimes discussions can get heated. However, when folks start taking firm positions on things it is easy for arguments to get out of hand and become unproductive, possibly even driving valuable contributors away from the project. So we place a high priority on striving to keep mailing list discussions civil. Here are some tips for effectively communicating in the Inkscape community 1) Make your argument first and foremost without comparison. Really great features can stand on their own and are obviously great from the use cases users give. Most often comparisons won’t strengthen your case. In fact they can often weaken your case because there is a built up resistance to this bandwagon sort of reasoning. Many people use Inkscape to escape from the software you want to compare it with. 🙂 2) Don’t assume that developers, users and industry professionals are mutually ex
