On Sat, Jun 04, 2016 at 10:26:45PM +0100, Gareth Nelson wrote: > I'm sure we're all aware of the individual i'm thinking of when I say their > posts are both inappropriate and annoying. > > The individual in question should be referred privately to mental health > services, but they should also be prohibited from posting further to this > list. > > Thoughts? >
There have been done scientific studies of historical evidence that within societies, the outcasts such as mentally ill, disfigured, never marrying, totally disagreeing with established "norms" of the group, because of their freedom of thought given by being outcasts, they have been able to see new ideas, devote time to invent new ways, the mentally ill able to make connections that are correct but not seen by people of normal mental state, etc. These people may in fact be responsible for the majority of progress of the human race forwards! So, no. I do not see it as appropriate to prohibit someone that has made some good advice and ideas. This could be the person that makes the great leap to solve some critical problem not seen by anyone else. There is a difference between trolls and annoying people. Over the years, some some of the best advice I have been given was by the homeless and crack cocaine addicts. Chris Bennett
