- From: Adrian Gropper <agropper@healthurl.com>
- Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2021 14:21:37 -0400
- To: msporny@digitalbazaar.com
- Cc: public-credentials@w3.org
- Message-ID: <CANYRo8jxT51KKpqo8W3c-Bco-FYN7JB-R-VkxpS8_o39MnxJ_g@mail.gmail.com>
PS: In case folks are not all aware, I am an “invited expert” on privacy and community interests. I am not supposed to represent a commercial interest. I value this role and am aware that it’s by _invitation_. - Adrian On Fri, Jun 11, 2021 at 2:18 PM Adrian Gropper <agropper@healthurl.com> wrote: > If anyone wants me to leave the group, all they need to do is ask. > > - Adrian > > On Fri, Jun 11, 2021 at 1:15 PM Manu Sporny <msporny@digitalbazaar.com> > wrote: > >> On 6/10/21 10:48 PM, Adrian Gropper wrote: >> > I'm obviously missing something, and instead of explaining it to me >> >> I'll try to be as delicate as I can, so please take this as advice from a >> friendly colleague: >> >> No one owes you an explanation. >> >> People are going out of their way to try to explain it to you, but no one >> in >> this group should be under the impression that the group owes them an >> explanation on anything. >> >> If you don't understand something, the burden to learn it is on you first >> and >> then, in a very distant second and third place, your colleagues and then >> the >> community. >> >> That said, there have been multiple attempts... and I'm sure we'll all >> keep >> trying, but coming into a work item and stating that you're going to >> "block >> work" until someone explains it to you is not acceptable behaviour. >> >> I'd like you to reconsider your approach. >> >> > people are just shouting louder and louder at why I need to get out of >> the >> > way of progress. >> >> What you're experiencing is frustration from people that have spent the >> time >> and money to learn what the VC HTTP API does and doesn't do, implement >> features, submit use cases, and in general "do the work". We now have an >> individual entering the work that is insisting that the group take a >> particular direction that almost every implementer in the group (of which >> there are 7+) disagrees with and stating that they're going to block the >> work >> until their issue (which is ill defined) is addressed. Even worse, that >> individual has not implemented any of what they're proposing and is >> expecting >> others in the group to implement their proposals. >> >> This is not a recipe for a good engagement with any community. >> >> Again, you may want to reconsider your approach, Adrian. >> >> -- manu >> >> -- >> Manu Sporny - https://www.linkedin.com/in/manusporny/ >> Founder/CEO - Digital Bazaar, Inc. >> News: Digital Bazaar Announces New Case Studies (2021) >> https://www.digitalbazaar.com/ >> >> >>
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