When I filed this bug report, I was thinking about other banned users, including a notable example.[3] I abstracted the individual from the problem, because I am not the only one in this situation. I presented my case as an example because it is the only one I am allowed to use; it is obvious that it is my case and that I was not trying to fool anyone.
Another well-known collaborative international project has a banning
policy that guides users to reverse bans. I was asking whether Debian
could have such a procedure, whether this must be handled on a
case-by-case basis, or whether this can be solved at all.
It looks like:
1. Alex will use anything I say as further excuse to justify my
status, no matter if there is a possible good faith
interpretation.
2. No other listmaster cares or is willing to contradict another
one, even if the latter overreacted or did not understand the
messages.
3. The Debian project is not aware about the problem I am bringing
up.
I have introduced a generic perspective, but it may be only me, since
there are few reports against lists.debian.org regarding bans. Do you
mind if I submit a bug report about my case and my point of view in due
time, and if I contact other developers to get advice and raise this
issue to the project?
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[3] Mathieu O'Neil. "Cyberchiefs: Autonomy and Authority in Online
Tribes". ISBN 978-0-7453-2796-9.
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