[Wikipedia-l] Lir and Christopher Columbus

[Brion VIBBER]

lcrocker at nupedia.com wrote:
> That's enough for me.   Anyone who consistently refuses any
> rational discussion of his or her actions, disrupts the good
> work we're doing here, and personally abuses those who are
> doing it despite all efforts at compromise is simply more
> trouble than he or she is worth.  Being "well-meaning" is no
> excuse (and I'm sure of that anyway).  The /result/ of her
> actions is no different from an ordinary vandal: more work
> for those of us who actually want this project to succeed.
> 
> I have blocked both her IP and her user name.  If Jimbo thinks
> I am too rash in this, he is of course welcome to unblock them.
> It's his project, and I'll respect that.  But in my opinion the
> project is simply better of without Lir, and I see no reason to
> keep making excuses for reprehensible behavior.

I agree 100% and fully support banning this idiot. This is a project 
which aims to be productive, and Lir has been overwhelmingly destructive.

That said, a banned user who's still logged in can still move pages! 
Oops. I'll fix that.

-- brion vibber (brion @ pobox.com)