At 08:02 AM 6/21/2003, you wrote:
Toby Bartels wrote:
Ilya N. wrote:
The article [[Fucking Amal]] should be changed...I know many kids who go to this site.
I would like to also propose a boilerplate text that says something like this:
"WARNING: This article may countain offensive, or adult articles and links"
but really the article mentioned above should be renamed to something like [[F... Amal]] or something
This post demonstrates one reason why ?You simply haven't been here long enough.? is a legitimate reason to hesitate in making somebody an admin. Despite having been here a month, Ilya is unfamiliar with things that have been discussed a great deal recently. He might have applied sysop powers in such a situation; limiting admin privileges is in most cases a matter of limiting them to people that are well familiar with Wikipedia; limiting the damage by problematic users is a rarer benefit. Let me note that while I'm picking on a post by Ilya, the only conclusion that I want to draw is a general one. Ilya did /not/ use his admin powers, or even ordinary powers, to change this -- instead he brought it up on the list. So I'm not questioning the fitness of Ilya in particular to be an admin! Anyway Ilya, you'll want to discuss this at [[Wikipedia talk:Content disclaimer]].
-- Toby
well, I /could have/ used whatever powers I was granted as an admin, however I didn't, how is this bad. With simple correction I can learn, not from such a tone in messages as if you're attacking me. I'm not as stupid as many people in the word nowadays
--Ilya
Ilya, Toby was very careful NOT to attack you, he was simply making a point about people in /general/ not being aware of existing convention after only a month. Reread his post and I think you'll agree. Toby actually commended you for doing what you did, bringing it to the list. :)
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"The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of great moral crisis." -Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321