That's really nice of you Durova, but
see, I don't want to be unbanned. I
just wanted some silly page blankings
and deletions, without drawing more
attention to the material or being
given hell just for asking.
Apparently other people have been
through similar problems, often
involving banned user templates
showing up as the top Google search
result for their name or pseudonym.
I'll even trade for them if you name
a price! But I don't want to be
unbanned.
On 27/09/2007, Durova <nadezhda.durova(a)gmail.com> wrote:
This has got to be one of the oddest
complaints I've seen. All we're
talking about is a template that states
one fact: that a user has been
sitebanned. That doesn't mean anyone
is out to cause them grief or paint
them as evil; it usually just means
they didn't adapt to site standards.
Individuals in this position most
certainly do have options. They can post
an unblock request, e-mail ArbCom,
contact the Foundation, or (for what it's
worth) contact an Eguor Admin like
me with their evidence and request an
investigation. Occasionally I've
unblocked editors on that basis.
I have a standing offer to community
banned editors that I'll support their
return after six months if they don't
violate WP:SOCK, don't bash Wikipedia
offsite, and if they pledge not to repeat
the behavior that got them
banned. If they were banned by ArbCom
instead of by the community I'll put
in a good word for them in a review request.
I also have a standing offer of two
site awards to editors who make a
legitimate return from a siteban or
who've been sanctioned by ArbCom. I'll
hand the Resilient Barnstar to any of
them who start a new article that gets
highlighted at Template:Did you know?
I've also created the Valiant Return
Triple Crown for those who satisfy a
certain set of content contributions.
I've handed out a couple of those
barnstars and am waiting to award the
first Valiant Return crown.
The window of opportunity usually
remains open a crack and it isn't that
hard to return. I'm glad when someone
does turn around successfully and I'm
doing my best to figure out how that
happens and what I can do to encourage
it. Most banned editors behave in ways that keep themselves banned.
-Durova