Bob S wrote:
On Monday 23 June 2008 03:19:17 pm Andreas Jaeger wrote:
While the vast majority of participants on the openSUSE mailing lists are good citizens of those lists, we have from time to time had problems with a few individuals who seek to use the lists to derail conversations and abuse other members of the project.
Last October, we banned a user going by the name of Aaron Kulkis from the lists. He has rejoined the mailing lists under several new identities, (including "Matt Archer," "Raskolnivkov Tkachuk," "Evans Garde," and "Washington Irving").
This has been brought to the board's attention, and we are investigating options to enforce the decision we made last October.
In the meantime, we would like to remind others on the mailing lists to stop responding to his emails. If you see him using another alias, just send a note to opensuse+owner@opensuse.org.
Sounds like a done deal. Why don't you just leave him alone. We all know that he can be annoying with his direct and confrontational manner. Those who find him offensive can just "bit-bucket" him.
Here in the U.S. we value freedom of speech and the right to dissent when that individual thinks something is improper in his mind.
Absolutely marvellous sentiments - and fabulously rhetorical. Only in America are these values in existence and no where else in the world, right? All this aside, I don't think that the board, which Andreas refers to, is going to reverse its decision made last October, AND it was not made by a single individual beavering away in the bowels of the organisation. I repeat: "last October" - that's 8 months ago. Meaning that it isn't simply a "on the spur of the moment" decision. It would take (a) very brave man/men to reverse such a decision -- irrespective of whether you or I or others may support (the sentimental drivel called) "freedom of speech" and "the right to dissent". Ciao. -- If you don't succeed you run the risk of failure. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org