Tango & Phobos

[Justin Spahr-Summers]

On Sun, 02 May 2010 18:25:07 -0400, Jeff Nowakowski <jeff at dilacero.org> 
wrote:
> 
> On 05/02/2010 05:01 PM, Walter Bright wrote:
> >
> > Yes, this is the one and only time I did that. Maybe it was a really bad
> > idea, and something we can point to in the future as why it shouldn't be
> > done again.
> >
> > What do you think?
> 
> I suppose you're asking "you" to the community, but anyways: Yes, it was 
> a really bad idea. You should restore the posts of others without them 
> having to "opt-out" of having their posts deleted. Yes, it is a good 
> example of why it shouldn't be done again. Note that the post from Lars 
> you deleted shed lots of light and no heat on the matter.
> 
> The subject of moderation has been discussed many times. I believe open 
> discussion and free speech is worth dealing with the occasional heated 
> discussions. I don't see what changed in this instance to make you 
> reverse your policy, except for your personal involvement.

That wasn't the real Lars, nor his actual post. It was blatant trolling; 
just look at the name.