[bcantrill]

Oh brother, this again. To bystanders wondering what the hell this is about, it's actually about two things, the most recent of which was over a decade ago.

The first thing is a regrettable quip of mine on Usenet (RIP) from October 29, 1996 -- just over 29 years ago (!!) as of this writing. As I have made clear several (many?) times over the years, I do very much regret it: I was young and it was stupid.[0]

But that's also not what this is REALLY about, because that decades-old quip on Usenet had itself been forgotten for over a decade when it was dug up in 2013 by people who newly discovered that they hated my guts. And they discovered they hated my guts because they vehemently disagreed with my handling of the the Noordhuis pronoun incident.[1] And on this, I have no regrets -- and will have no regrets.

Hopefully that clears up where the (seemingly limitless) venom is coming from -- with my apologies for dragging confused bystanders into decades-old internet beef!

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9041086

[1] https://bcantrill.dtrace.org/2013/11/30/the-power-of-a-prono...

[chris_wot]

If you worked for me, I would have sacked you over such sexist and misogynistic commentary. I apply to you the same standard you apply to others.

[bcantrill]

I (obviously) don't agree with your characterization, but given that I don't work for you (and won't) and that you don't work for me (and won't) can we just let a decades-old disagreement live in the past? Not that it will stop or dissuade you, but I would point out that following me around on HN just to leave nasty replies is exactly the kind of harassing behavior that you so frequently decry in others...

[chris_wot]

You cannot get upset about someone saying that they would sack you if you were working for them when you did the same to someone else.

I would not work for you because you exhibit all the qualities of a bully. You've been exhibiting this behaviour for decades now. Every time I see you say that you needed to "teach the hardware guys a lesson", or you write a blog post that you would sack a non-employee, or you resort to invective when you could calmly address the issue without going full nuclear, then it confirms my opinion of you.

I'm not following you around HN, incidentally. You just happen to comment on posts that I'm also interested in. I know, however, that if I ever did work for you or worked in the same organisation as you, I'd likely become your target.