Getting along in the Python community

Getting along in the Python community

I often write email answers, save them as a draft and delete them the next day. Or trim them down, rephrase and send 20% of them. Writing can be useful even when no one else reads it.

I too have found this very effective, and not only when I start thinking I am perhaps being abrasive. Even re-considering for half an hour before sending often improves the message.

This is also one reason I hate chat systems. They promote hasty responses.