From: "Paris S." Date: 2011-11-15T03:08:29+09:00 Subject: Re: MIDASWAD - Matz is Dumb and so We are Dumb Nikolai Weibull wrote in post #1006560: > On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 23:08, Sam Duncan wrote: >> Five posts in on this thread, and four of them are the self appointed list >> police saying don't post in this thread. Ilias vs Lord of the Flies. > > I agree. I’d much rather read another one of Ilias tirades than > another “please don’t feed the troll” post. I just wanted to agree with this. I have a few more points to add, too. Sometimes a person has a lot of anger, and post some things that seem crazy to many others. It is part of life. They were born that way. It is best if you can notice they a little off and not put too much technical significance in their work. This much can probably be agreed. It is an opportunity to consider how you feel about community. In my case it to realize that Matz is nice, and that is... nice. For me even if I don't post, it is nice. However, insisting that they not post to a mailing list is bullying behavior. Complaining when others talk to them is to seek to control something that is darn well none of your business, and is bullying and even a step beyond. And calling them out for public ridicule is disgusting, and it is definitely Lord of the Flies. The idea some had that simply pointing that out makes you also like Lord of the Flies is bizarre! It is the meanness and trying to join together like a wild gang to force somebody out even when it is not your decision, with no concept of social norms, that is what Lord of the Flies implies. It seems like it should go without saying that any post claiming to be well intentioned should be accepted, unless it is clearly abusive. Not liking the author should never be grounds to exclude a post, or even to attempt to exclude a post. Because it is not nice to try to exclude people. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.