"messages of hate" are what is prohibited. Sorry, but us admins get to
decide what that is on a case by case.

You have to go way out there to get canned for one post.  Telling someone to
F off would be an example.

You have to consistently be mildly insulting for a long time, after many
warnings, offlist discussion and much thought to get canned without
appearing to have gone way out there. Consistently belittling and bullying
people would be an example.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu 
> [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of Ben Hencke
> Sent: 2004 Sep 18, Sat 22:06
> To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
> Subject: Re: [OT] Yes, I canned Olin again
> 
> I do not have a strong opinion on Olin one way or the other. 
> I have been on both sides of that fence in the past. I have 
> read posts that made me wonder if the OP knew what a PIC was, 
> and other posts that seethed fire and brimstone so intense 
> that I had a sunburn afterwards.
> 
> It would be nice to add a specific list of banned words to 
> the rules so that it is clear for everyone what the limits 
> are. ie "dumb, stupid, etc". I understand that personal 
> insults are now allowed, but how far does that reach? Can one 
> say that something is silly or absurd? Can one call some code 
> poorly written or an idea flawed? Is it ok to badger someone 
> over spelling and capitalization or any of the other 
> flamebait? ([OT] of course)
> 
> Not that I plan on getting anywhere near the line ;-) Just 
> stuff that seems to be in the "piclist's missing manual"
> 
> - Ben
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