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On Mon, Dec 19, 2016 at 07:07:06PM -0600, John Marino wrote:
> It's a natural reaction to stop attempting to contribute when previous
> contributions don't get "attention they deserve".

Which some people (including me) see as odds with:

> the impression that portmaster is officially recommended [has] to be
> stamped out

People tend to put off working on topics that include "demands".

It's just human nature.

Plus, there are thousands of other PRs to work on that don't involve such
charged language.  Working on those is more rewarding and less frustrating.

mcl