To reduce the list noise level, drama level and promote inclusion, my own personal preference (list admin hat: off, community member hat: on) is for temporal bans based on temporal circumstances.  Default to pro-forgiveness.  Also, focus on disruption of the list as a metric, rather than focusing on a specific personality.

I do think we're at a bit of a point where we're going around in circles.

Given the current reddit hubbub, a bit of a cooling off period is IMO advisable before taking any further action.



On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 12:08 AM, Tao Effect via bitcoin-dev <bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
Dear list,

Mike has made a variety of false and damaging statements about Bitcoin, of which this is but one:

On Sep 30, 2015, at 2:01 PM, Mike Hearn via bitcoin-dev <bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
I coined the term SPV so I know exactly what it means, and bitcoinj implements it, as does BreadWallet (the other big SPV implementation).

On his website Vinumeris.com he writes:

Vinumeris was founded in 2014 by Mike Hearn, one of the developers of the Bitcoin digital currency system.

On plan99.net there are several embedded videos that refer to him a “core developer” of Bitcoin. And now it seems he is claiming to be Satoshi.

It seems to me that Mike’s emails, false statements (like the one above about coining SPV), arguments, and his attempts to steal control of Bitcoin via the contentious Bitcoin XT fork, represent actions that have been harming and dividing this community for several years now.

In many communities/tribes, there exists a line that, once crossed, results in the expulsion of a member from the community.

So, two questions:

1. Does the Bitcoin-devs mailing list have such a line?
2. If so, does the community feel that Mike Hearn has crossed it? (I personally feel he has. Multiple times.)

Thanks for your thoughts,
Greg Slepak

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