Originally Posted by
Punki
I do believe
very strongly, however, that any publicly posted DO must be open to anyone who wants to come, and that to exclude people you don't like (or for any other reason) is totally tacky and anti-community. If there is someone at a DO that you don't like, go sit somewhere else. There is never enough time at DOs to talk to the people you really like, let alone worry about those who don't make your "A" list, so include them all. Does that make me a purist?
If so, then I am a purist.
I would agree with this with one small amendment. I don't expect that organisers should be expected to allow
anyone to attend. I think they are expected to allow
any FTer to attend. Subtle, but important difference. I won't allow people who are not FTers either through permanent suspension or because they've never joined if I have any suspicion that there will be a problem - I owe that to my FT attendees, to ensure they have an enjoyable experience. I've faced the situation once, where a permabanned member asked if they could attend a Do, and after some discussion, it was allowed.
For me, if a do is public, then any FTer should be welcome.