[Wikipedia-l] Ban warning to GrahamN

[Stephen Gilbert]

Whoa there, Ed. I don't recall anyone being banned for
giving opinions on the Talk pages. This "warning"
sounds like a threat.

Stephen Gilbert

--- "Poor, Edmund W" <Edmund.W.Poor at abc.com> wrote:
> I placed the following notice on GrahamN's user
> page:
> ----
> Please refrain from giving your opinion in the Talk
> pages. Personal opinions of contributors are welcome
> in the MetaWikipedia (where, by the way, April is
> hosting a debate) -- as well as on your own User
> page. 
> 
> Article talk pages are for discussion of how to
> improve the article. If there is a point of view
> (POV) that you happen to agree with, which you think
> ought to be represented in the article, then please
> focus on how to describe that POV. Avoid arguing for
> or against any POV. Instead, help your
> co-contributors to learn which proponents advocate
> the POV, and what reasons those advocates give. 
> 
> For example, Joe Camel might say, "I hate Jews
> because they smell like lox." We need not debate how
> often an odor of lox is detectable in the vicinity
> of Jews (my Mom, who is Jewish, made me an excellent
> lox sandwich over Labor Day, by the way). We need
> not debate whether smelling like lox is a "good"
> reason to hate someone. All that matters is whether
> or not to mention Joe Camel's POV in some Wikipedia
> article. And if some contributor decides to describe
> that POV, we might debate the best choice of words
> to describe it. 
> 
> This is a warning: any more personal or provocative
> remarks, and I will will ban you for a day. --Ed
> Poor, sysop
> ----
> 
> Ed Poor
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