On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 9:01 AM, Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> wrote:
On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 8:55 AM, Antoine Pitrou <solipsis@pitrou.net> wrote:
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All in all, is anyone of the opinion that losing him as a community member is worse than keeping him around?
No.
It's pretty clear that he's not a net value to Python development. But perhaps his attempts at contributing (no matter how clumsy) have value for him? I imagine it must be pretty lonely being the only geek with deep Python knowledge and interest in Minsk. I realize he's making it hard to be compassionate. But I still think what sets him apart from the typical troll is that he doesn't do it because he likes disagreement. He just lacks social skills (English not being his first language may contribute here). And yes, he doesn't seem to be learning from the feedback he gets.
That's why I think an explicit warning might be good in this case (if it hasn't already been given). He obviously(?) cares about Python, so the threat of banning might be what it takes to get him to give pause before posting. The lack of social skills can go both ways (i.e. both writing and interpreting), in which case he might not have picked up on any implicit threat of banning. But I know very little about the situation, so feel free to disregard my suggestion.
--Chris