At any rate, I haven't really followed what went on with Decksperiment, and to be honest, I don't usually read through his posts in any detail, much like I seldom do with BitMos, or BADecker (sorry BADecker
), or a few others, and when I do read through his posts, I often have a hard time following his reasoning. But I tend to agree with Lethn on this one: effectively censuring and banning him because of his abusive nature alone might do more harm than good, and would probably set a precedent for a number of other users to be banned. Further, there is no reason to believe that would actually solve anything, as creating/buying new accounts is not hard. Then again, I haven't really had to deal with him (or others like him) so far, so it might be easy for me to say this.
Well, as you can plainly see now, he's not only abusive, but he's also delusional and slanderous. Like BADecker pointed out, he's also quite a proficient poster, able to make dozens of delusional and slanderous posts against anyone who exposes him, effectively derailing any thread in the process as well. As I found out yesterday, he also has no problem with abusing the trust system either. (Check my trust rating to see what he wrote.) Frankly, I don't see how anyone can support this kind of behavior, as libel, slander and being a public nuisance are all
not protected by the freedom of speech/expression.
Common limitations on speech relate to libel, slander, obscenity, pornography, sedition, hate speech, incitement, fighting words, classified information, copyright violation, trade secrets, non-disclosure agreements, right to privacy, right to be forgotten, public security, public order, public nuisance, campaign finance reform and oppression.
I advocate the right to freedom of speech/expression, but with this fundamental right comes responsibilities and those who abuse and misuse it should be held accountable. In the case of Decksperiment, I think a ban is appropriate and would benefit this forum greatly.
The free communication of ideas and opinions is one of the most precious of the rights of man. Every citizen may, accordingly, speak, write, and print with freedom, but shall be responsible for such abuses of this freedom as shall be defined by law.
