On 11/27/03 5:00 PM, "Andre Engels" <engelsAG(a)t-online.de> wrote:
"Ray Saintonge" <saintonge(a)telus.net>
schrieb:
I suppose I should not have used the word
"likely". It was just too
polite. :-)
Cunc could not possibly have unblocked something without it having been
blocked, but I'm sorry I keep forgetting that some people have
difficulties accepting logical conclusions as evidence :-P
Sorry, but there is an important step missing in your 'logical conclusions'.
Cunctator unprotected the page -> The page was protected. Correct. (after
correct workding)
The page was protected -> Someone protected the page. Correct (in all
probability).
Someone protected the page -> A sysop protected the page. Correct.
A sysop protected the page -> A sysop abused their power. Nope, sorry.
General rule is that sysops should not protect pages that they are involved
in. The general rule is NOT that sysops should not protect pages. If that
were the rule, sysops would not have been given the possibility to protect
pages in the first place.
That last line doesn't make sense. Just because a power exists does not mean
it should be used as a general rule.
I believe the general rule IS that sysops should not protect pages, inasmuch
as that is an extremely anti-Wiki action that prevents the majority of
Wikipedians from participating in the process of contributing.
If that is not the general rule, then that would be rather upsetting.