[EVALUATION] - E01: The Java Failure - May Python Helps?

[Alex Martelli]

Fredrik Lundh <fredrik at pythonware.com> wrote:

> Markus Wankus wrote:
> 
> > Google his name - he has been banned from Netbeans and Eclipse (and
> > Hibernate, and others...) for good reason.  Can you imagine how much of
> > a Troll you need to be to *actually* get "banned" from the newsgroups of
> > open source projects such as those?
> 
> have Pythoneers ever "banned" anyone from a public forum?  it's not like
> we haven't seen trolls and crackpots before, you know.

I don't see how banning is technically possible in unmoderated groups.
Shunning, or pelting the troll with abuse whenever he shows up, etc,
etc, sure.  But, banning?


Alex