zero 0000 wrote:
Teresa wrote:
You want TBSDY desysopped because he blocked SS-88 after he said
this:
"You consider the right side of the fence to be on the side of the haters. You call us stupid, but you should know that we have a log of your hatred and abuse of "power" against one of our comrades. THAT
WAS
STUPID! Your actions have been documented and have, so far, been circulated to thousands of aryans who do not look kindly on your type of hatred. You know what happens to people who ignore history...... 88 !!"
I refer you to the blocking policy:
"Blocks may be imposed in instances where threats have been made or actions performed (including actions outside the Wikipedia site)
which
expose other Wikipedia editors to political, religious or other persecution by government, their employer or any others. In such a case a ban for a period of time may be applied immediately by any sysop upon discovery. "
This looks like a pretty straightforward case to me.
I must be missing something. How do these (highly offensive) remarks expose this sysop to "political, religious or other persecution by government, their employer or any others"? Unless the sysop lives in a state with a Nazi government, it is clear to me that there is no such exposure.
My mail is really about the principles rather than this particular case.
I think it would be a very bad idea to allow sysops to block people who insult them, except in the most extreme cases. The community will see it as the sysop using their powers to their own personal benefit, and they will be right.
Zero.
It was in the text:
"STUPID! Your actions have been documented and have, so far, been circulated to thousands of aryans who do not look kindly on your type of hatred. You know what happens to people who ignore history...... 88 !!"
This is a clear and evident threat. It implies violence or some sort of ramification and was a deliberate attempt to intimidate me. That's not on, and they got blocked for it.
TBSDY