On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 10:12 AM, Alex Gaynor <alex.gay...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm not sure if it's because I'm reading the lists more, or if he's > actually posting more, but I definitely seem to see him more frequently. > No, it's definitely picked up. He went dormant for a while and now he is back. > And almost none of it is positive contribution, it's almost entirely > people wasting time trying to humor him. I'm honestly not sure I've ever > seen a discussion with him add value to the community. > His core points are typically valid (which is why I assume so many people have tried to help him fix his attitude), but then his solutions are typically over-the-top and he demands things occur instead of suggesting. Basically he's just rude. > > Karl Fogel's book, "Producing Open Source Software", has heavily > influenced my thinking here ( > http://producingoss.com/en/difficult-people.html), but I think we ought > to reconsider banning him from the mailing lists that we run. > Python-ideas has a CoC now for a reason. Might be time to enact one for python-dev and the bug tracker. > > Alex > > > On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 9:07 AM, Antoine Pitrou <anto...@python.org>wrote: > >> >> Hello, >> >> I'm a bit curious, but do people think Anatoly is now behaving more >> constructively than before? > > No. > He does seem to post *less*, otherwise... >> >> After all, he's just sent another rant about the "community process" in >> which the word CLA seems to appear multiple times: >> https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2013-November/130632.html > > He also flat-out admits that he is "disrespectful to policies". He views himself as being a rabble-rouser to make sure old ideas get revisited. I say there are nicer ways to make sure old decisions are revisited that don't require being disrespectful and rude. -Brett >> >> Regards >> >> Antoine. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> python-committers mailing list >> python-committers@python.org >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-committers >> > > > > -- > "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right > to say it." -- Evelyn Beatrice Hall (summarizing Voltaire) > "The people's good is the highest law." -- Cicero > GPG Key fingerprint: 125F 5C67 DFE9 4084 > > _______________________________________________ > python-committers mailing list > python-committers@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-committers > >
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