[Noisebridge-discuss] Patrick being banned

[jim]

    thanks, yours is a refreshing take. 

    there does seem a lynch party feel to NB reactions. 
    patrick certainly has been resilient. he seems 
needy. 
    the continually draining email threads concerning 
patrick strike me as embarrassing to noisebridge and to 
see an end of it will be a relief. 
    the current abrupt approach is disturbing. it seems 
to me that any mention of sex is exciting and that 
excitement too often manifests as fear and anger and 
over-the-top defensiveness. 
    it would be helpful if some females would write a 
manual for horny men to guide them in their approaches. 
glen might want to contribute. 

    at any rate, as with any other proposal, we should 
go slow. 



On Wed, 2011-02-23 at 06:49 -0800, Rikke Rasmussen wrote:
> I know that my being very new at Noisebridge may cause some of you to 

> find it inappropriate for me to interfere in this matter, but I hope
> you'll bear with me and hear me out. I've met Patrick multiple times
> through Tastebridge, and know him only as polite, if perhaps a little
> formal, even stiff, at times. However, I have never found his behavior
> untoward in any way. I will of course read the material available
> tomorrow, but given the very rapid development of the situation, I
> feel like I should add a comment in his defense immediately - I've
> witnessed a lynching before and have no desire to see another. 
> 
> Exclusion is the worst punishment  Noisebridge has because of the no
> policies-policy, our equivalent of capital punishment, and I do not
> feel that the crime merits this measure. It is as big a deal as the
> offended party chooses to make of it, but since this has only been
> brought out in public by a flamewar, and not by the person herself, I
> can't help but feel that Frantisek may have a point about attempting
> mediated dialogue first. More than anything, though, I would like to
> hear from the female in question - if you are following this
> discussion, I would like to know whether you feel that this is
> reasonable?
> 
> I hope it's clear that I'm trying to pour water, not gasoline, on the
> fire here.
> 
> /Rikke 
> 
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