> On Jan 14, 2021, at 10:44, Chase Peeler <chasepee...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Thu, Jan 14, 2021 at 11:40 AM Larry Garfield <la...@garfieldtech.com> > wrote: > >> On Thu, Jan 14, 2021, at 4:29 AM, Kris Craig wrote: >>>> >>>>> and as explained in the past: if *you guy* ever again contact my >>>>> employer asking for the law department beause you think some >> bugreport >>>>> written late at night with a obfuscated email was from me i will >> *find >>>>> and fuck* you >>> >>> >>> Wait did somebody actually contact this troll's employer?! Seems like an >>> unnecessary escalation to me. I think this may be a perfect example of >> the >>> timeless wisdom of the phrase, "Do not feed the trolls." >>> >>> Might be better to just block all of his known emails from the list. If >> he >>> gets around this by emailing people individually, I agree that publishing >>> it here with the email address included would be useful, as it would >> enable >>> everyone to individually block their emails then. >>> >>> --Kris >> >> Point of order. "Don't feed the trolls" may be timeless, but there is >> absolutely nothing wise about that saying. It's the "turn the other cheek >> when the bully punches you in the face" advice, and it backfires horribly. >> >> Telling people to individually block an abusive user with many email >> addresses is putting all the effort of dealing with an abuser on the >> victims. That's the worst possible advice one could give. >> >> cf: https://peakd.com/community/@crell/why-you-can-t-just-ignore-them >> >> Please, for the love of all that is holy, expunge "don't feed the trolls" >> from your mind. It's counter-productive and destructive advice. >> >> > I agree with this. I'd also add that in this case, we aren't even feeding > this troll. He lurks on the list and sends private replies to people. > Usually those replies nitpick on something that isn't even the main point > of the discussion. The only way to "not feed" this troll would be to not > participate at all.
While we donβt have a formal code of conduct for this list/project, most codes of conduct would consider communications initiated within project forums to remain under the code of conduct rules even when taken off-list (private). This is similar to the idea (in many US school districts) that students who participate in fights off-campus can be punished under school rules because the disagreements originated on campus. And workplace harassment can lead to employment termination, even if the harassment took place after hours and somewhere other than the office. So, in my opinion, any private responses to official mailing list posts should be covered under any community expectations and behavior rules we want to enforce. Cheers, Ben
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