On Thu, 18 Sep 2014, Francesco Ariis wrote: > On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 12:13:55PM -0700, Don Armstrong wrote: > > I generally don't place specific time limits, because I don't believe > > in punitive action... > > I'd consider a ban without length limitation is way more punitive > than, say, an x-weeks ban, both being more severe than a warning. The > escalation (warning, temporary ban, perma-ban) is what I am used to in > most forums/irc channels (and it works quite well).
If I understand correctly, you're interpreting my lack of specific time limits as placing a permanent ban, which isn't what I mean. By not having time limits, there's no lower bound. The upper bound is when someone contacts listmaster@ and convinces a listmaster that they'll do better, and a listmaster agrees and removes the ban. The time to the upper bound is entirely dependent on the individual in question and their desire to be a contribution to Debian. > Would you consider this sensible approach for Debian MLs? This is basically already what we do, but we sometimes jump straight to a ban if the behavior is problematic enough without mitigating factors. -- Don Armstrong http://www.donarmstrong.com "For those who understand, no explanation is necessary. For those who do not, none is possible." -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-project-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20140918203349.gq8...@teltox.donarmstrong.com