On 07.11.2012 14:26, Łukasz Langa wrote:
What can we do? Apart from the obligatory joke of nudging him gently towards Ruby, I think calling his behavior out is a good idea. Cory Doctorow also thinks that "many trolls are perfectly nice in real life -- sometimes, just calling them on the phone and confronting them with the human being at the other end of their attacks is enough to sober them up" [3]. If that fails, banning him would show that we care about the quality of communication and technical prowess is no excuse for abusive behavior.
Cory's point is a good one and, at least in my experience, often works wonders.
Call him on the phone or invite him to a conference. He's based in Minsk, Belarus, AFAIK.
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