Quoting Anthony <wikimail(a)inbox.org>rg>:
We're talking about a website with about as many visitors as Myspace.
Imagine if Myspace had a bunch of volunteers deciding how to handle
stalkers and other criminals who use its website. Imagine the CEO of
Myspace was talking about the problem with some of these volunteers on
a "private" Wikia mailing list. Imagine if Myspace had volunteer
sleuths ban people based on evidence that they refused to reveal.
Imagine if Myspace had public trials published on their website
whenever they wanted to ban someone. Wikipedia needs to grow up.
I don't see whats so bad about "public trials"- transparency is a good
thing.
The rest I'm somewhat inclined to agree with, but the liability concern
for the
Foundation if it does this sort of thing is serious. This would need to
be very
carefully thought out.