On 5/23/07, Fred Bauder <fredbaud(a)waterwiki.info> wrote:
It is not my intention to modify policy, but to apply
it in a practical
way.
Fair enough. I think that underscores the confusion many have here. No admin
action short of OFFICE cannot by 'legally' undone by anyone else. A block, a
deletion, a protection--any other admin can in good faith per policy or IAR
undo them to improve the encyclopedia according to their judgement.
This new tone by your statements, and David, and especially Tony Sidaway's
strident statements is that a lone admin or two can make immutable changes
to the encyclopedia that others cannot supercede without a desysopalble
wheel war, simply by invoking "BLP". *That's* new.
It all comes back to one of the things I asked David: why is Admin Bob's
viewpoint of any more value than Admin Jim's, and why can't other admins
simply collectively decide that one or both of them are wrong? By saying BLP
under this new model, they can't. I say BLP, you all are shut down unless
ArbCom says otherwise. *That's* new. It gives tremendous new authority and
power to admins: "you cannot reverse me."
Regards,
Joe
http://www.joeszilagyi.com