On 30/05/06, Chris Jenkinson chris@starglade.org wrote:
Mark Gallagher wrote:
He's sincere, and hurt, and there's no call to go making fun of him here, and especially not to republish his full personal details, including home address.
Please, just *think* a little before you post!
That's a bit rich coming a few hours after you just told Molu his posts were annoying and full of nonsense, and demanded he stopped posting to the list.
Okay, then, I'll sign that email instead of Mark; it's exactly what I was saying on IRC last night.
Sometimes, our processes don't work well for people. Sometimes, they end up being compelled to do things we view as being a bit silly, like DMCA takedown notices. This is because, frankly, we have an institutionalised culture of being pretty dickish when people make not-unreasonable requests like "please delete an article I wrote".
I really do feel sorry for this guy, and there is *absolutely nothing* to be gained by mocking him on wikien-l other than making us look like heels.