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Re:Russ Cox: Go, Open Source, Community by comex on Thursday July 09, 2015 @09:40AM (#9857777)
It's not exactly unusual for an IRC channel op to /kb someone actively being obnoxious, without first consulting with two other people or interviewing the person in question.
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Re:Russ Cox: Go, Open Source, Community by lmm on Thursday July 09, 2015 @10:41AM (#9858075)
/kb carries very little long-term stigma. "Was kicked out of project X for violating their code of conduct" might do.
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Re:Russ Cox: Go, Open Source, Community by dragonwriter on Thursday July 09, 2015 @12:00PM (#9858687)
> "Was kicked out of project X for violating their code of conduct" might do.

Or might not. Especially if either project CoC's in general or Project X's specifically are known for being interpreted and enforced capriciously.

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