Quote from: Johnny Mnemonic on June 24, 2016, 11:11:34 PM

Quote from: iamnotback on June 24, 2016, 10:07:28 PM

Quote from: Johnny Mnemonic on June 24, 2016, 09:40:44 PM

Quote from: iamnotback on June 24, 2016, 09:00:46 PM

Quote from: Johnny Mnemonic on June 24, 2016, 08:58:16 PM

Who are you talking to? Please provide names. I want to know specifically who in this decentralized open-source community should be responsible for controlling/censoring individuals like iCEBREAKER. I expect a direct answer to this question.

To your community. And please note that "disown" is not "censor".

Clarification: "leash" was a humorous way to return iCEBREAKER's insult. Obviously I don't expect the Monero community to literally place a dog collar on him, although the imagery is quite apropos from my perspective. I've seen Linus publicly disown "idiots" quite frequently. And he has always said that if you don't like his repository and creed, then that is why he created Git so you can make your own.

I asked for names. Criticizing "the community" is your way of attacking everyone without attacking anyone. But you know this of course. You don't actually expect "the community" (nobody in particular) to police everyone on the internet who has a bad attitude.

Your Linus argument is a non sequitur. Monero is an open source project that people are free to fork or abandon at will. It remains nobody's responsibility to play internet cop.

How convenient the excuse. Hiding behind the "that would be centralization" get-out-of-responsibility card, so as to maximize the "benefit" of all-cummers jizz sprizzing biomass.

Interesting retort. I'll be sure to let the supreme leader of our decentralized user base know he's dodging his responsibilities, whatever those are.

When you come off the "holier decentralized more than thou" pedestal, remember to stop forking Monero periodically because forking is centralized control over the block chain.

Point is, nothing is perfect but surely all this verbal dung that is flung over all isn't good for us. It isn't good for our cortisol levels. It isn't good for our cooperation. It isn't good for our humanity.

We aren't baboons. We are humans.

We can strive for decentralization but it shouldn't be used as an excuse to support rabid communities that make the entire process here such a pita. At my age, it is no longer exhilarating to cross swords over trivial matters. It is exhausting. I reserve my effort for that which matters. I was also guilty of what I am now arguing against. I did mea culpa.

Any way, we know some "I know everything, but I don't"¹ like r0ach will make some incorrect sweeping claims again. It is impossible to prevent that. I think eventually I will go hide in my own project's official thread (if ever that comes to fruition).

¹ And I've been guilty of that offense also.

(btw, I don't totally disrespect r0ach and he has in some of this forum threads made some points worth considering, but I think I am learning that trying to dominate the forum and everybody else is not a good strategy. He makes mistakes in his absolutism¹.)