Do we really need ascii art in a push response?

[Oz Linden]

I've started getting long ascii art responses when I push to my repositories:

remote: adding changesets
remote: adding manifests
remote: adding file changes
remote: added 2 changesets with 2 changes to 2 files
remote: 
remote: ++++                               ++++
remote:   +++++++                     +++++++  
remote:      +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++     
remote:          +++++++++++++++++++++         
remote:                 +++++++                
remote:       +++                     +++      
remote:       ++++++     +++++     ++++++      
remote:        ++++++    +++++    ++++++       
remote:        +++++++    +++    +++++++       
remote:         ++++++++   +   ++++++++        
remote:          ++++++++     ++++++++         
remote:            ++++++++ +++++++++          
remote:             +++++++++++++++             
remote:              +++++++++++++              
remote:                +++++++++                
remote:                  +++++++                
remote:               +   +++++++               
remote:              +++   +++++++              
remote:             ++++++  +++++++             
remote:            +++++++   +++++++            
remote:           +++++++     +++++++           
remote:          +++++++       +++++++           
remote:          +++++++       +++++++           
remote:          +++++++       +++++++           

really? why?

[Ryan Bracken]

It's the principle of it. Why do they feel the need to push this message on people trying to do their job? We are paying for a service, not to hear their politics. There is a place for that. Put it on a blog or twitter.

[Steven F Behnke]

Apparently advocating for equal treatment of a people group is political. Who knew!?

[susan-weborchard]

Yay congrats

[Yegor S]

I pushed to a repo and instantly became gay. Thanks Atlassian! 

[Oz Linden]

Come on people... I started this issue and even I don't think it's as big a deal as you're making of it.

If your parsers can't deal with this, then they need work.

[Nick Phillips]

Just spent 30 minutes debugging some automated script that parses the response, this stopped working due to this ASCII art.

Seriously why is this enabled by default?! 

[koisch]

It's not butthurt, and it's not grumpy. It's paying for a service and expecting service. A lot of effort goes into dealing with a tool like this ("parsing the responses", eg), and this flag waving is not helpful. There are other ways to show support that don't impose on the customer. 

[Sebastian Lutter]

Whats wrong with you atlassian guys? Have you hired a bunch of kids that come up with such useless ideas? Do you think this is funny? This is annoying and breaks any scripted usage that parses the console output.

Have you ever used your own product in production?!?

[Pasquale Argenio]

Uhm, I care. You won't be developing anything soon . . .

[D van der Meer]

The message is stupid anyway.

Some Gay/Lesbian/Bi/Tg people don't want to be put in a box nor carry the LBGT title, nor feel at home in the LBGT "community". All individuals (also hetero) are unique.

This is my opinion, but like I said. The right place to discus that is on a blog. 

To place messages like this in a work environment is just out of place.

[D van der Meer]

Politics or not: who cares.

Just post it on a blog or something. Not in my console.

[Deleted user]

At the very least, could your push response also include an single-line explanation that we didn't connect to the wrong server/get hacked/do something very wrong? Seeing an unexpected banner, without further explanation, left me pretty confused.

And to be clear, I'm bothered by the confusion caused by the way you're spreading this message, not the message itself.

[alfredo nevarez]

Very annoying. I just turned off my notifications. Will turn back on in July.

[alfredo nevarez]

Awesome thanks.

[Michael Gentry]

I also spent 30 min after questioning something malicious. Wrong place for this imo...

[iLude-Ram]

Be aware that this will disable some other expected notifications as well. 

[alfredo nevarez]

How does one deactivate this? I looked in my account settings but couldn't find an option myself.

[Franklin Peach]

Rhetorical figure by which contradictory terms are conjoined so as to give point to the statement or expression; the word itself is an illustration of the thing. 

Now often used loosely to mean "contradiction in terms." 

[Camille Woodthorpe]

Agreed

[Steven F Behnke]

I disagree. 

Also:

Rhetorical figure by which contradictory terms are conjoined so as to give point to the statement or expression; the word itself is an illustration of the thing.

[Franklin Peach]

Your statement is an oxymoronic. The fact that you feel it needs an advocate defines it as political.

[iLude-Ram]

Thank you, I'll let Merriam-Webster know that you'll be taking over their work to add definitions to the web.

Whats wrong with the Oxford English Dictionary definition I posted?

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/us/politics

But once again the problem is not the message ( except that the message breaks terminals with its improper color code use ) it's the medium ( a standard API ). 

Your original loaded question does not add to the discussion.  

[Steven F Behnke]

Are you being serious? If so, that is the dumbest thing I've ever read.

Excellent contribution, thanks.

politics:  noun - The assumptions or principles relating to or inherent in a sphere, theory, or thing, especially when concerned with power and status in a society.

Thank you, I'll let Merriam-Webster know that you'll be taking over their work to add definitions to the web.

[iLude-Ram]

politics:  noun - The assumptions or principles relating to or inherent in a sphere, theory, or thing, especially when concerned with power and status in a society.

[Ryan Bracken]

Are you being serious? If so, that is the dumbest thing I've ever read.