[WikiEN-l] User harrassed in real-life at work for admin actions

[Andrew Gray]

On 08/04/06, Katefan0 <katefan0wiki at gmail.com> wrote:
> The only possible problem I can see is if Gator was editing Wikipedia while
> at work.  That potentially raises liability and reputation issues for the
> company since he was doing whatever this letter accused him of doing, on
> company time.
>
> Otherwise, it's just embarrassing -- anything that makes a company take the
> time to say "what in the world is this?" brands someone as a potential
> problem employee, even if the action taken really does no harm to the
> company itself.  I mean really, would YOU want to be sitting in your HR
> office explaining why someone wrote a nasty letter to your company about
> you?

My understanding was that it's the latter - but, god knows, that would
be enough for *me* to say "screw this, I don't have to invite this
kind of abuse".

Do bear in mind this was written by an upset crank. I don't
particularly want to imagine what they claimed he got up to...

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- Andrew Gray
  andrew.gray at dunelm.org.uk