--- Christopher Mahan chris_mahan@yahoo.com wrote:
I imagine such bans could be called Cool Off Periods of say 12, 24, 36, or 72 hours, both parties in an edit war being banned for the same amount of time, so that neither feels the W has sided with the other party?
72 hours, by the way is what is called a "5150" in California http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/appndxa/welfinst/welin5150.htm
I would say that cooling off periods, if they are too short, will be used less seriously, and as such might cause more problems than they solve-- look at how Axel took it upon himself to reverse Erik's ban-- long before any meaningful consensus had arrived onlist. In light of the fact that this is a world wide operation, a full day should not be unreasonable for a minimum ban.
BTW, the only inappropriate thing done in that whole ban thing was Axel's lifting of Erik's ban, done in good faith, and with unquestionably good cause. My last word on that.
~S~
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