From: Ryan Davis Date: 2011-04-15T10:25:31+09:00 Subject: Re: Chad Perrin On Apr 14, 2011, at 14:24 , Everett L Williams II wrote: > *Hasn't anybody in the management of this forum the guts to either quiet or dispatch Chad Perrin before he manages to do more damage than he already has. While I find Chad to be a complete ass on many occasions, including (especially?) on the Functional programming thread, I don't see how it would even be feasible or reasonable to do anything. This "forum" as you call it is both a mailing list, a usenet group, and at least one web forum. The "damage" that Chad causes is irritating at best. The rest is in your head. > He cannot be reasoned with, he sees all who disagree with him as the enemy, and he attacks constantly. I completely agree. And? > However much he may contribute to Ruby, he will contribute to it's demise if he continues without moderation. The ironic part is I know of absolutely no public contributions (gems, etc) to ruby coming from chad other than his participation on this mailing list. Chad cannot contribute to Ruby's "demise"... at this point, you sound like a drama queen. Or maybe a teenage emo girl. Those might be equivalent. > He appears to be quite expert in Ruby, but if he attacks every other method of working as if it were the enemy, he cannot benefit the cause in either the short or the long run. In any case, he has certainly caused me to lose my taste for further adventures in Ruby. That is no great loss, but others might be. While that is certainly your choice... I'd suggest you man up and learn to ignore people you don't like. Chad != Ruby. The world (and the internet) is a harsh mistress and you need a thicker skin if you're to get anything done. > Please unsubscribe me from this list. You can unsubscribe yourself.