Two disruptive users on ubuntu-users

[Karl F. Larsen]

David Robert Lewis (ethnopunk) wrote:
> 
> Karl F. Larsen wrote:
>> Shannon McMackin wrote:
>>   
>>> Karl F. Larsen wrote:
>>>     
>>>> David Robert Lewis (ethnopunk) wrote:
>>>>       
>>>>> Amedee Van Gasse (ub) wrote:
>>>>>         
>>>>>> On Mon, January 4, 2010 04:14, Michael Haney wrote:
>>>>>>   
>>>>>>           
>>>>>>> I'm more concerned with the users who have this "you're a newbie and
>>>>>>> don't belong here so I'm going to go out of my way to make you feel
>>>>>>> unwelcome" attitude.  It makes our community look bad and
>>>>>>> perpetuations a myth that the Linux community is made up entirely with
>>>>>>> those kinds of people when it really isn't.   It takes just one bad
>>>>>>> egg to spoil an omelet.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I won't name names but "you" know who you are.
>>>>>>>     
>>>>>>>             
>>>>>> Agreed.
>>>>>> That is yet another argument for an "online reputation manager" for the
>>>>>> Ubuntu community. Such unwelcome attitudes hurt the "business" of Ubuntu.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>   
>>>>>>           
>>>>> I agree. Let's all see this as a learning experience. Ubuntu is about 
>>>>> humanity. I am because you are. Or we exist because others exist. 
>>>>> Therefore the way the community deals with issues of an anti-social 
>>>>> nature reflects who we really are. Surely a way can be found to deal 
>>>>> with juveniles, or underdeveloped egos without resorting to an us vs 
>>>>> them, either/or mentality? I think the two poor souls need to say a 
>>>>> thousand Heil Ubuntu's and seriously speak to that penguin inside.  This 
>>>>> is really not the distro for combative politicking, nitpicking and 
>>>>> trolls. Maybe if they did some community service? What have they 
>>>>> actually contributed to the community?
>>>>>
>>>>> DRL
>>>>>
>>>>>         
>>>>        Please, read the heading on this list. It says exactly:
>>>>   Ubuntu-users technical support, not for general discussions.
>>>>
>>>>          This is a general discussion so it should not be 
>>>> allowed on this list!
>>>>
>>>> 73 karl
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>       
>>> I'm sure your history of daily blogs on this list and your perpetuation 
>>> of this thread qualifies as technical support?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>     
>>         Please, read the heading on this list. It says exactly:
>>   Ubuntu-users technical support, not for general discussions.
>>
>>          This is a general discussion so it should not be 
>> allowed on this list!
>>
>>
>> 73 Karl
>>
>>
>>   
> 
> Could you please  refrain from trolling. You are now attempting to turn 
> this thing around by upbraiding me for participating in the discussion 
> about your removal from this list  I do recall several emails calling 
> for your  removal. I will therefore support the Community Council's 
> decision in this regard.
> 
> DRL
> 

	Fire away. I don't care for you much either. IF the Community 
Council does anything, I will nominate you for the same thing.

73 Karl


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