<blockquote style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;" class="gmail_quote">Banning a person is the last resource. If you have tried to resolve the issue privately and failed, why don't you take it publicly? We can have a meeting on IRC with John and the rest of the team and see if we can agree on how to move forward. What do you think? </blockquote> I don't quite like the idea... I mean, this seems sane, but there are shortcomings in this approach too. And I think we should consult Ivanka Majic or Jono Bacon or other experienced person before taking any action.