my previous reply was long enough, but then I was brought to the OP of the thread, and noticed that a very unkind term was used there.

in CoC-enforcing communities, that could lead to swift action and immediate ban from participating in any community activities or even from contacting community members.

in GKCG communities, I'd expect the community to let the poster know that this behavior is unkind and thus not conducive of the sort of community we wish to maintain.

but whether or not the person ends up moderated or even removed from fora, contributions from that person are not banned. nothing stops someone from accepting or even seeking submissions from this external contributor. I personally find this opportunity for accepting external contributions a feature, not a bug, when it comes to advancing the project while preserving its community and protecting its most vulnerable participants, and it is in line with my thinking of separating the author from the contributions. I think society suffers significant losses out of throwing away works and ideas without consideration, over indirect associations with other deeds (real or imaginary) by their authors/proponents. but I know others feel just as strongly about this in opposite ways, and I don't feel that imposing one way of thinking over the other would be in line with my way of conceiving of freedom.

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