jayjg wrote:
On 7/29/07, Steve Summit scs@eskimo.com wrote:
A single, simple statement on Slim's user or talk page, saying that the rumor is false, would be much better than all this rampant reverting by ElinorD, Jayjg, and Crum375.
Steve, could you point out exactly what I have been "rampantly reverting" in this regard?
Between 03:22 and 22:12 on July 27, at least 8 questions about That Slashdot Thread were posted by various users on Slim's talk page, and systematically removed by you, ElinorD, and Crum375.
Though one or two of the questions were snide, I have to assume that at least a few of them were in good faith: editors unaware of Slim's storied history, who came across the Slashdot thread and thought she might like to know about it.
I suppose "rampantly" might have been a smidge too strong. The point remains, however, that a group of editors unilaterally decided, without explanation, that a certain question was Absolutely Forbidden on Slim's talk page. I understand the reasoning behind the deletions, of course, no need to rehash all that now, but my own feeling is that the cure may have become worse than the disease.