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I think this is another false dichotomy. It's quite possible to efficiently limit the damage someone can cause to a project without resorting to verbal abuse.

Most simply, refuse to merge their stuff unless it has quality. You don't have to hold their hand; say: "You are making the same mistakes over and over again. Your stuff isn't going to get merged, and we're not going to spend any time explaining to you why."




> and we're not going to spend any time explaining to you why."

"any more time", please. The context should imply this, but some situations require high clarity.


I don't think 'high clarity' requires the use of verbally abusive language.


That is both obviously true and bears no connection to the post you're replying to.




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