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by Red_Tarsius 1251 days ago
I have mixed feelings on calling him out by name. It sounds like the person is going through tough times. This obsessive behaviour doesn't describe someone who's living a happy, fulfilling life. The bug reports might be his flawed way to reach out and be part of the community. I'm not arguing for people to enable his negative behaviour. I just wish there was another solution than the nuclear option: this public warning might severely affect his mental state and career prospects. If he lacks any support network, this could mean years of downward spiral and isolation. Would you consider adding a sort of "way out" clause to soften the blow? Something along the lines of waiting for an apology and his public promise not to harrass other people?
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This person has had a way out for aa long as the behavior has been going on. They simply need to stop doing it! Literally just stop and never interact with the ReactOS project again. After that, nobody from said project will need to worry about them ever again, and they won't have to go public about this sort of thing.

The way out has always been there: said person just disengages. People like this refuse to use it.

Continued harassment and stalker-like behavior over years with obviously no intention of stopping his behavior.

It seems to me issuing a public warning about this persons "paper trail" is probably the only real option to shut down this behavior that these OSS projects can see.