The thread is difficult to find and dense. It's not helped by the OSI deleting the supposedly incriminating email, which is nice because we don't get potentially emotionally scarred by having to read it, and also it makes it impossible to transparently judge who the real bully was.

Installing rules contrary to:

- 5. No Discrimination Against Persons or Groups

- 6. No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor

were at discussion. Along with codes-of-conduct. At one point involving a so-called "Persona-non-Grata Preamble". Good Heavens! That would get me up in arms too. And yes, there were people supporting the position that it was fine to study a "Persona non-Grata Preamble"...

Now we all know ESR is a complete right-wing libertarian wackadoo right? And he doesn't ever mince words. So one can totally read the headline and just imagine what a profanity-ridden racist, sexist, response. It would probably have offended Linus Torvalds and made him cry, right?

Actually, most of the comments from ESR and the other OSI contributors were fairly measured. Finally found what appears to have got him hauled up to the secret kangaroo court here: http://techrights.org/2020/02/29/getting-banned-osi/

Make your own judgement. It's not nice. It is abrasive. My opinion, however, is that I think ESR is 100% right in his characterization of SJWs and the situation. It always seems over the top until you really see them in action. IMHO.

Good luck with your OSI thingy, Ehmke (and your like-minded pals). Meanwhile there's a lot of us who won't say a lot publicly, but will keep on doing good things and judging others by how good they are at doing work. When you argue against meritocracy, I know better than to argue publically. But I'll never ever agree.