On 10 Jul 2001 12:11:21 +0000, George Wright wrote:
> That is a terrible idea. I have posted a couple of Qs to this newsgroup
> and lurked for a wee while, picking up hints and help along the way. I
> have seen the 'debate' about 'JFK' spill over into real anger.
It's JTK not JFK.
> Flame wars, trolling, etc. are pretty bad - and counter-productive - but
> _banning_? surely this isn't yours - or anyone's - decision to take.
For a first offense, no. However, JTK has proven he has no desire to
contribute in any fashion except to disrupt the newsgroup/mailing list.
> The allegation [that s/he is] 'potentially causing unjustified doubt by
> casual passers-by.' sounds _incredibly_ Stalinist.
"Unjustified doubt" is a bad choice of words. Better discription would
be consistently disruptive posting with little to no relevant point.
> Just ignore, filter, respond angrily, use a killfile, do whatever - but
> _censorship_?
It's really not so much a question of censorship, but more a question of
ground rules. Those that can't follow general use rules don't need to
use. It's really that simple.
> Isn't that what's so bad about MS? the fact that their
> newsgroups ring hollow with people saying how wonderful OE..or whatever
> is? If s/he - or anyone - wants to discuss Moz - good, bad, right,
> wrong, isn't this the place to do it?
Yes, but the key word here is "discuss" which he has never (in any post
I've seen) done.
Jamin W. Collins
