From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1QVYFq-0005HZ-Rz for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sun, 12 Jun 2011 00:10:15 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 74F261C0C9 for ; Sun, 12 Jun 2011 00:10:14 +0000 (UTC) Received: from out4.smtp.messagingengine.com (out4.smtp.messagingengine.com [66.111.4.28]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E68131C02C for ; Sun, 12 Jun 2011 00:03:48 +0000 (UTC) Received: from compute5.internal (compute5.nyi.mail.srv.osa [10.202.2.45]) by gateway1.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9CC6120E5F for ; Sat, 11 Jun 2011 20:03:48 -0400 (EDT) Received: from frontend1.messagingengine.com ([10.202.2.160]) by compute5.internal (MEProxy); Sat, 11 Jun 2011 20:03:48 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=messagingengine.com; h=subject:from:to:date:in-reply-to:references:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:message-id:mime-version; s=smtpout; bh=MpZOSrc7+7Rq7Gmn/k0HE0GXVnM=; b=ZRQtI5hHPgy2z903vTlgwLFbdwNFrQaPaRqTOUzXnyRbgU3Mz80FT+t5M+cJM+mlKRffTjwIko8G6hiO49tQZOMrP36v0AcRExHcZ/dIsIwUdW9v0qYB18dK5qxEGqPqLQ64l3xJypFMgALjgl18AgsTgxjnXu9yLA472t2VqtM= X-Sasl-enc: oeCvkk60mnvLvvrT8lXEbJvbezbfLngnzbeOHGOWXnuS 1307837028 Received: from [192.168.31.28] (cpe-174-109-037-078.nc.res.rr.com [174.109.37.78]) by www.fastmail.fm (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 5BD1F405FA6 for ; Sat, 11 Jun 2011 20:03:48 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] OT: future moderation From: Albert Hopkins To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2011 20:03:47 -0400 In-Reply-To: <4DF3F7E4.1020309@genestate.com> References: <4DF3F7E4.1020309@genestate.com> Face: 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 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Mailer: Evolution 3.0.2 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <1307837028.69929.3.camel@localhost.localdomain> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Archives-Salt: X-Archives-Hash: ac1193169a220ecac6f723a613c48ac8 Ok... I'll bite. On Sunday, June 12 at 00:19 (+0100), Matt Harrison said: > Hi list, > > An odd post here but I'm sitting up after midnight with a few beers and > I wanted to get an advanced word on this. > (sigh) Please don't drink and post. > I don't know if anyone is subscribed to the ruby-talk mailing list at > the moment (or used to be on the comp.lang.lisp group a while ago). > There is an odd character there who is harming the community by either > being insane (not my words -- those of ruby guru Ryan Davis) or with > extremely well crafted trolling. > > I see the trouble that ruby-talk is having with him and I wondered > firstly, if we would have similar trouble moderating his crap (he > alternates between email, usenet and forums. Apparently they can't > moderate him) and secondly, if/when he turns up here can we please shoot > him down the instant he arrives. > I have seem similar people on similar mailing lists. I simply ignore them. It works (for me). People who don't ignore them are usually the ones who are complaining the most, but as everyone is is ignoring it their complaints are only heard by themselves. > Ok, as I'm writing this it does seem that I'm going a little crazy, but > I consider this list my home. I love this list and the people on it..I > don't post that much these days but I have learned a lot. When I do > post, I get very helpful replies and I know you're good people. I would > just hate for this guy to come on here and wreck the joint. > Please seek psychiatric help. And please don't drink and post again... seriously. > Take this as you will, drunken ramblings or well-meant concern :) Mostly the former.