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Comment by WalterBright | Hacker News Reader

> sorry, but there are countless examples, where well known members of the community harassed non-members, because they said something negative about d.

If you've got specific messages in mind, email me the message numbers. Ex-post-facto moderation relies on someone letting us know of a problem message. The alternative is pre-moderation, which you've said you don't like.

> well known members of the community

Note that the troll I referred to would sock-puppet well known members, including myself.

How would you suggest dealing with such a disruptive person? (The volume of his postings, all with different pseudo-accounts, was pretty large for a while.)

> for no reason

We've posted several times that professional demeanor is expected.

I doubt other HN'ers are interested in this exchange, so I'd prefer taking it offline and you can email me. See walterbright.com for the address.

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Don't bother, it's the narcissist KingJoffrey who got no traction in the forum with his complaint of private access at module level. He shows all the symptoms of narcissism like "exaggerated feelings of self-importance, excessive need for admiration, and lack of empathy". They also are feel entitled and vindictive so they don't hesitate to use unethical behavior for vengeance, like using fake accounts to post garbage (he had even posted under your name). So be careful, I don't know what we can do against that but awareness is imho at least a start.

Here the list of traits that could be observed in the private complain thread:

- Grandiosity with expectations of superior treatment from other people - Fixated on fantasies of power, success, intelligence, attractiveness, etc. - Self-perception of being unique, superior, and associated with high-status people and institutions - Needing continual admiration from others - Sense of entitlement to special treatment and to obedience from others - Exploitative of others to achieve personal gain - Unwilling to empathize with the feelings, wishes, and needs of other people - Intensely envious of others, and the belief that others are equally envious of them - Pompous and arrogant demeanor

See. This is what will happen to you on the D forums too, when you say anything negative about D (that the D community disagree with).

A comment like this would not raise the attention of D moderators though.

So who's the real sockpuppter, troll, narcisist, that makes all the post like these (that you'll see all over the D forums, in response to anyone that says negative things about D).

Well the HN account 'schlupa' sure suggest it is 'Patrick Schluter'. Well known on the D forums.

(aka.. dave?.. aka many other aliases too??)

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