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> But we should be ruthless and merciless towards people who try to turn "Be kind!" into a weapon. Indulging them never ends well.

Indeed, this is how cancel culture started (not just in OSS), and look where it got us.

"If you are more annoying to work with than your contributions justify, you'll be ejected." should be all that is required, if it really needs to be said at all.





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