Re: Mailing list moderation

On Wed, Jan 3, 2018 at 11:16 AM, Johannes Schlüter <johannes@php.net> wrote: > On Di, 2018-01-02 at 11:49 +0100, Nikita Popov wrote: >> lists@rhsoft.net, who have recently been >> aggressively derailing > > He was blocked in 2012 already: > > https://externals.io/message/59395#59421 I hadn't even noticed this thread until the flurry of activity kept throwing it to the top of my inbox, but if you remember, that 2012 ban by Rasmus was far from the only time he caused issues. And it's not just with PHP either. Reindl Harald has an established pattern of foul language and harassment of community members in a number of open source projects. In the notes I keep on people who abuse our services, I have his first entry coming up on eight years ago, in July, 2010, where he devolved into profanity and personal attacks because he didn't like something that was being discussed. He's had a number of opportunities to correct his abusive behavior. I, too, agree in second - and even third - chances, but when this pattern of behavior spans the better part of a decade, and racks-up enough entries in my notes that I can remember who he is right off the top of my head, I think enough is enough. I, for one, say permanently ban him and move on.