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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