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At 12:08 PM 5/31/2003, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>I have temporarily revoked Kils'
sysop status on en:, someone with <br>
developer status on de: may want to do the same.
Explanation:</blockquote><br>
*snip snip*<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>In spite of my objections, this
should normally go through discussion <br>
first before the status is revoked, but I am worried that Kils
might <br>
delete more pages, and it seemed like an appropriate safety measure.
I <br>
also wanted to allow others to take a look at his user talk page to have
a <br>
track record, and this was not possible with him being a sysop,
because <br>
then I could not protect the page or stop him from deleting it. If
anyone <br>
feels that Kils must be a sysop again, please post.</blockquote><br>
Well, here's my take.<br><br>
I doubt that Kils would delete any other pages. He seems to have been
overly hasty in his deletion of the Viking pages (because a record ought
to be left of the incident), but I believe that his reasoning was
semi-sound. He was accepting responsibility for the actions of (it would
appear) his subordinates. It sounds like Kils was the sysop that Viking
claimed was a member of the Viking group. It also sounds like, while Kils
shares the Viking views regarding the safety of children on the net, that
he plans on advancing his goals in a different manner. Given that, I see
no danger in restoring Kils sysop powers, understanding of course that
they should be revoked if he unilateraly enages in any form of
censorship. As Kils stated, his concern was that the article was a bit
more explicit and "handbook" styled than perhaps was necessary
or desirable in an encyclopedia. While I don't happen to agree, it's
certainly a valid point. Given that Kils seems to have assured us that
the Viking group is now commited to not using User:Viking's tactics, I
think Kils status ought to be restored.<br>
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Dante Alighieri<br>
dalighieri@digitalgrapefruit.com<br><br>
"The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain
their neutrality in times of great moral crisis."<br>
-Dante Alighieri, <i>1265-1321<br>
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