On 2022-03-23 21:27, Philip Hands wrote:
> I note that nobody in this discussion so far has tried to argue that
> we'll somehow be poorer for being less exposed to his writings
It's not fair to dismiss his frequent KDE and TeX reports like hat.
> but only that some procedure might not have been followed properly.
Observing processes and procedures is what gives us confidence in a fair
and just system. That's obviously important to many of us, otherwise we
wouldn't have so many discussions about and votes on them.
I find your off-handed dismissal ("only") of this extremely ignorant and
disrespectful to those of us to whom this is important, to the point of
being offensive.
[Note that I'm not speaking for or against any action taken here, as
that is completely irrelevant to my point.]
> P.S. the resort to an argument about procedure does seem very
> reminiscent of the recently referenced wartime sabotage manual.
This is such a toxic comment.
There is a perfectly reasonable explanation for why people value
procedures regarding punitive measures -- see above -- and not only do
you take a jab at those people, you actually have the gall to insinuate
that this might be an act of deliberate sabotage.
Your conduct blatantly and obviously violates the "be respectful" and
"assume good faith" rules of our community, and it's entirely upsetting
to see your confidence in believing that you are actually championing
these principles with your message, when in fact you are demonstrating
utter disregard for them.
