Colin Watson - 19.04.18, 01:42: > On Wed, Apr 18, 2018 at 09:28:44PM +0200, Martin Steigerwald wrote: > > Did I get this right that you think that a person can be a problem > > that possibly would have to be removed from the project? > > > > If so I heavily disagree with that. > > It's an action the project has had to take a few times before, and > it's probably worthwhile for that sort of inevitably very stressful > situation to take advantage of the judgement of several experienced > mediators (or whatever term we end up with) to decide whether it's in > fact the right course of action.
I agree that this can be the case. Like in the countries we live in. There are behaviors that justify putting a person into prison at least temporarily to make it impossible for the person to do it again. > > I think its crucial to make a clear distinction between the behavior > > of a person and the person him/herself. > > This is indeed very true and important to keep in mind, but it doesn't > mean that the project or its members should have to tolerate abusive > behaviour indefinitely. > > I mean, if your main point is that we should describe the behaviour as > the problem rather than the person, then that seems like a laudable > practice. Just let's not kid ourselves that every situation can be > resolved without exclusionary measures. Yes, that was my intention here. Thanks, -- Martin
