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The parents are talking about ignoring as a method to (implicitily) say no.

Ignoring: for the maintainer: open loop or maybe hidden closed loop (e.g. afraid of confrontation); for the requester: open loop.

The intention of saying no is a closed loop.

> Nobody should ever have the expectation...

Yes, but that's not a pragmatic solution. People sometimes DO have the expectation.



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