James B. Byrne писал 2014-11-06 16:58: > On Wed, November 5, 2014 16:00, Keith Keller wrote: >> >> It's also inappropriate (IMO of course) to intentionally circumvent >> controls which have been implemented to restrict someone from posting >> to >> the list. > > If the posting is a pertinent technical question then I submit that it > is > unethical not to circumvent the restriction. This is a technical forum > and if > there is no possibility of said posting being off-topic or intended to > be > unpleasant then it should be seen and answered if at all possible. > > Banning from a mailing list is just a rather ham-fisted way of saying > that the > job of moderating an individual disruptive user is deemed too > burdensome. > And, having moderated lists myself, I can sympathize with that > position. But > if other, un-banned, list members are willing to judiciously moderate > said > individual on a case by case basis then I see no difficulty at all. You're making too much of a hassle about a person I don't consider exceptionally polite to other list members. Please keep this discussion off list if at all possible. TIA.