On 19/04/07, Jeff Raymond jeff.raymond@internationalhouseofbacon.com wrote:
Andrew Gray wrote:
But the point people have been trying to make here is that that's not how a community ban works. A community ban isn't "a block by decision of the community"; it's "a block the community doesn't oppose".
Then, I'll say it again - the Community Noticeboard loses significant power if this is a persistent belief. The rules have changed, one could say.
When did it get that power in the first place? Most people aren't aware it exists; it's been there all of two months, and in its earliest incarnation called for the discussion of things "that the community should be aware of, such as proposed community bans". I am not sure when it quietly appropriated to itself the authority to *declare* a community ban, or insist on enforcing lapsed ones...