I have been back on Wikipedia for two days, and already two people are trying to throw me off again. RickK has tried, and now Zero has just written me:
You are violating the AC ruling that "RK is banned from editing articles directly or indirectly related to Judaism for one year". You had better stop before someone starts applying the prescribed penalties.
What the hell is Zero talking about? I have never heard of any such ban. Are there secret bans now, bans made without informing the person being banned?!
I do not know any people working on the Judaism articles who are asking for such a thing. In fact, I have worked quite well with dozens of other people on dozens of Judaism-related articles, even people who have points of view that are quite the opposite of my own.
This includes working both on the Wikipedia, and private conversations in e-mail with others to work disagreements out - and such conversations have always ended up being successful. (Isn't that part of our goal?) Is someone trying to deny this, and present it as if the opposite were true?
It seems that my self-perceived enemies are out to create serious arguments where they do not actually exist. Shouldn't people deal with the real flamewars that require real intervention?
In any case, a point of policy: If admins are creating secret bans without informing the person being banned, then they are obviously guilty of not following their own rules, and are also guilty of trying to entrap users. This kind of action should automatically make any such secret decisions null and void, and is grounds for someone asking for disciplinary action against them.
Frankly, after working so hard in good faith I expected better behaviour from others here.
I shall continue editing in good faith on all sorts of articles, in accord with all Wikipedia policy, just like anyone else, unless I find out that there is some sort of secret ban. In that case, a whole new can of worms will be opened. I am seriously distressed that I have have to initiate a Request for Comment on the actions on Admins. But given recent news, it appears that a number of Admins think that Wikipedia rules do not apply to them, and that concerns me.
And it should concern you as well.
Robert (RK)
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