Pardon me, Jon, but I think this is a rotten idea.

Brin-L isn't some kind of goddamned gated community with a church at one
end and a golf course at the other and a set of homeowners' laws designed to
keep the property values from going down.  The etiquette guidelines aren't
law, they're aspirations.  Mark's case is a strange one, but he's not
hurting anybody.  I don't care what state of mind he's in, but I utterly
reject the idea that any of us is qualified, merely be reading his posts,
to judge him in those terms.  As long as he's not hurting anybody, I don't
think it's appropriate to pass judgement by trying to ban him, temporarily
or otherwise.

Finally, the notion that banning him is a good way to teach him
"boundaries" as though he's some kind of kindergarten student, is
insulting and insane.  No, it's worse.  It's fucking bullshit.


Marvin Long
Austin, Texas

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