On Tue, Apr 01, 2008 at 05:09:32PM +0200, Michael Matz wrote: > Hi, > > On Mon, 31 Mar 2008, Tom Tromey wrote: > > > >>>>> "Joe" == Joe Buck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > Joe> It's best to ignore J.C. Pizarro. He's an attention-seeking troll, > > Joe> who has just enough technical knowledge to derail conversation. > > > > I think that if we've reached the point where an SC member feels the > > need to post disclaimers about someone's posts, then that someone > > ought to simply be banned. > > > > I know this is extreme, and as far as I know we've never done it > > before. > > Actually I think we did it once, in the late 90's (or even early 2000's?). > I can't remember that trolls name, but we discussed banning him, and I > think we did in the end.
Yes, we banned one person in the late 1990s. But that guy wasn't just your average troll; he threatened violence against several developers and even threw in "I know where you live" at one point.
