On 12/12/06, George Herbert <george.herbert(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On 12/12/06, Parker Peters <onmywayoutster(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 12/12/06, Luna <lunasantin(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Ehh. If someone's *constantly* leaving and coming back and making
all
> > sorts
> > of drama over this sort of thing, I might be more inclined to exlore
> that
> > option. But in terms of an indefinite fits-all-situations policy,
I'm
not
too fond of the idea. I figure good contributors
are entitled to a
certain
amount of drama and temper tantrum, now and
then.
Well, maybe "entitled" is a poor word choice. But if somebody solves
more
problems than they cause, in the long run,
I'm personally willing to
tolerate breakdowns and depressions.
Just my ramblings on the matter. Dissect at will,
-Luna
MONGO: I lost count.
Slimvirgin: at least 3 instances, one of which was "if you don't ban
this
user I'm leaving."
FloNight: at least 2 instances.
I'm sure I could hunt down others, those are just off the top of my
head.
Having WP policy be that we punish people for what they say in
discussions,
other than threats and personal attacks and the like, is a bad
thing. No,
let me restate that more emphatically - it's
a horrible, terrible idea.
We've already stretched the definition of "personal attack" so far that
I'm
opposed to that being a valid reason to "punish" someone.
I agree with Luna; while not always necessarily desirable, it's a common
and
fairly normal human response to extreme
frustration to let off
steam. It's
not hurting us to let people do it. It may be irritating you, but
that's
not by itself a reason to take official action
over it.
They should be desysopped for violating [[WP:POINT]] after the second or
third occasion anyways, because it IS highly disruptive.
Parker
Don't be ridiculous. Saying "I will not stay here if PersonX is allowed to
return to editing" isn't "disrupting Wikipedia to make a point". Why
should
anyone tolerate the unblocking of a particularly vicious troll who has been
harrassing them? Trolls should not be tolerated. If someone unblocks a
troll who has stalked and harrassed a valuable editor, the victim of the
harrassment shouldn't be punished.
Trolls and stalkers are disruptive. People pointing out that the community
is not doing enough to protect them against trolls and stalkers are
notdisruptive.