Re: Mailing list moderation

"Thomas Punt" wrote in message news:AM4PR0901MB1265E675E7965065989892E5F9190@AM4PR0901MB1265.eurprd09.prod.outlook.com...

Hi!

Hi, This mail is going to both the systems group and internals mailing list. I would like to request a mailing list suspension for the users tonymarston@hotmail.com and lists@rhsoft.net, who have recently been aggressively derailing the "Scalar Pseudo-type" thread, despite requests to moderate their participation both in that thread, and on a number of previous instances -- this is certainly not the first time these two users have converted an RFC discussion into a dick measuring contest.

+1 They've generated so much unnecessary noise on this mailing list that I've had to set up rules in Outlook to automatically mark their emails as read in order to skip past them. Let's keep discussions on the mailing list on topic and fruitful. -Tom

You may not like what I have to say, but that is no reason to ban me from saying it. I believe in democracy and free speech, and by banning or suspending me you are effectively banning the right to free speech. As a long time user of PHP I earn a living by selling my software all over the world, so I have a vested interested in seeing that the language is not changed in a detrimental way. I have seen too many RFCs which do not provide genuine benefits for the greater PHP community, instead they pander to the personal whims of a vociferous minority who want to change the language to suit their personal coding style, or to fit their idea of purity. As for all this so-called "dick measuring" if you bothered to read the posts you should see that I try to keep my comments as civil as possible, but when some prat attacks me personally on this list then I have the right to defend myself. You should focus your attention of those who make personal attacks and not those who are defending themselves. -- Tony Marston