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Subject: Re: Hans Gerber is suspended--thanks for your understanding

Author: Tom Kerrigan

Date: 21:00:41 06/29/00

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On June 29, 2000 at 23:15:42, Bruce Moreland wrote:

>On June 29, 2000 at 18:35:42, Tom Kerrigan wrote:
>
>>On June 29, 2000 at 18:32:02, Amir Ban wrote:
>>
>>>On June 29, 2000 at 17:30:24, Tom Kerrigan wrote:
>>>
>>>>We (the moderators) have been getting a lot of user feedback regarding Hans
>>>>Gerber. This afternoon, we finally decided to (temporarily) suspend him. The
>>>>process took so long because of disagreements between moderators, his reluctance
>>>>to identify himself, etc. I apologize for the "delayed reaction" and hope that
>>>>our action appropriately addresses everybody's complaints.
>>>>
>>>>-Tom
>>>
>>>I admit that I've not been following the controversy around Hans very closely,
>>>but from what I read I didn't see anything wrong or extraordinary about him.
>>>
>>>To set the minds of all of us at rest that you are not engaged in senseless
>>>bullying, can you explain why this happened ?
>>
>>I believe people were upset with him because he's a troll.
>>
>>He's been temporarily suspended because Hans Gerber is not his real name. CCC
>>policy requires members to use their real names.
>>
>>-Tom
>
>1) Was he asked to stop being a troll?  Was he warned not to post in a
>particular manner about a particular topic?

Yes, he has been asked.

>2) Are you sure that Hans Gerber is not his real name?  I don't ask you for
>proof, I would just like to know.

Yes, he admitted that it isn't his real name.

>I would like to suggest that if the policy is that members use their real names,
>that if someone posts with an obvious pseudonym, that they be asked to submit
>their real name to Tim, so he can update the membership list.  I don't think it
>is fair that old members are grandfathered in.  This sounds like a contrived
>excuse to go after one guy.  You've got guys posting with obvious pseudonyms
>every day, but someone with a very natural sounding name is singled out.  Why?

The issues that you are bringing up are currently being hashed out between the
moderators. I will avoid discussing them until they're sorted out.

-Tom



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