Re: MTS Vote
>> There is no way to remove and ban someone from this list.
>
> Why not? Would it be possible to announce a list of rules such as
> Rob's and
> have the list administrator block posts form persistent violators
> (after
> appropriate warnings, of course). Maybe this is too much work--but
> if it is
> possible, I believe it is highly desirable. No organization can
> survive if
> it cannot exclude people who can not/will not behave in a civilized
> fashion.
>
> I was once part of a very enjoyable and instructive Friday night
> discussion
> group which was killed by a single obnoxious individual who we could
> not
> exclude because the church which provided the meeting space insisted
> that
> the group be open to all who wished to attend, no matter what.
>
> I would really hate to see the Euphoria List die. Each of us can
> contribute
> to saving it by being civil ourselves, but what can we do about those
> who
> refuse to behave civilly?
>
> -- Mike Nelson
Well, in my somewhat humble opinion, the best way to deal with this "Mike"
character would be to ignore him just like someone already suggested. As long as
you keep "fueling his fire" (Metallica anyone? :) he _will_ keep on pestering us
with his rants about whatever crosses his mind.
I'd say it's immediately obvious that he's just looking for attention, which he
has been getting by the truckload. Just consider the language he uses from time
to time, when answering to certain, er, speculations about the existence of his
little project. Since he has consistently failed to provide any actual proof on
it, save for some silly code clippings which really don't qualify as proof if you
ask me.
So, the point I'm trying to make is, why bother answering him every time he
blurts out some half-a... hmm... odd comment about something-or-other conserning
his "programming language to end all programming languages" ?
My suggestions are as follows:
a) filter his mail out and have it sent to Alpha Centauri or any other suitable
location where it won't do any harm.
b) "ignorance is bliss"
On the other hand, if he turns out to be telling the truth (which would seem to
be just as probable as dropping a ball bearing from a passenger jet and hitting a
herring sandwich) most of us are going to look absolutely ridiculous and will be
mailing profuse apologies to the poor sod for quite some time ;)
--Tom Eklöf (also known as the perpretrator of several programming languages
best classified as esoterica and buried under a full moon in an unmarked grave)
Sunpoint.net - Kolmannen sukupolven Internet-palvelu
http://www.sunpoint.net
|
Not Categorized, Please Help
|
|
