I don’t think anyone ever thought you might actually think what you wrote in struck-out text. But what’s not so clear is whether you actually think that’s a fair paraphrase of the real meaning of what jefftk wrote.
I think it’s plainly not a fair paraphrase of the real meaning of what jefftk wrote, and that there is no reason to think that Jeff’s actual opinions or intentions at all resemble those in your struck-out text.
Jeff explicitly says that someone writing a critical piece about an organization shouldn’t feel any pressure to let them influence what it says, let alone to let them stop it being published. He doesn’t say anything at all like “they are more important than you” or “they are better than you” or “you owe them respect”.
And I don’t think there’s anything at all “yikes” about Jeff’s suggestion. I think that on the whole it is likely to produce more useful criticism and more useful discussion.
I don’t think anyone ever thought you might actually think what you wrote in struck-out text. But what’s not so clear is whether you actually think that’s a fair paraphrase of the real meaning of what jefftk wrote.
I think it’s plainly not a fair paraphrase of the real meaning of what jefftk wrote, and that there is no reason to think that Jeff’s actual opinions or intentions at all resemble those in your struck-out text.
Jeff explicitly says that someone writing a critical piece about an organization shouldn’t feel any pressure to let them influence what it says, let alone to let them stop it being published. He doesn’t say anything at all like “they are more important than you” or “they are better than you” or “you owe them respect”.
And I don’t think there’s anything at all “yikes” about Jeff’s suggestion. I think that on the whole it is likely to produce more useful criticism and more useful discussion.