Sounds like a perfect application of IAR then. Am I on the list? :o
On 8/24/05, Haukur Þorgeirsson haukurth@hi.is wrote:
Hence the apparent new [[Wikipedia:Preemptive blocking policy]] should have an equitable application clause.
I'd like to add that while pre-emptive blocking of known nazis has been proposed in this discussion, Rachel has explicitly denied that this is her reason for blocking User:Amalekite. In her own words:
"He wasn't blocked for being a member of [[Vanguard News Network]] or [[Stormfront]]"
I believe her, of course, and we have every reason to trust her. Her actual reasons for the block are best given in her own words:
"Amalekite is [[Alex Linder]], the owner-operator of [[Vanguard News Network]]. He has posted a list of Wikipedians he believes are Jews on the [[Stormfront]] website, as well as details of how to edit using open proxies and sockpuppets. It's clear he was trying to cause major disruption,
I would also argue that for a Wikipedian to draw up a list of other editors by their perceived ethnicity, and to post that list on a racist website, is highly provocative, and I don't see how it can be detached from his actions on Wikipedia. He wasn't blocked for being a member of [[Vanguard News Network]] or [[Stormfront]], but for his actions in encouraging anti-Semites and racists to target Jewish editors, and for encouraging them to violate policy by creating sockpuppets and using open proxies. I don't see why we should have to wait until the disruption begins before blocking him. He tried to cause massive disruption: that he (appears to have) failed was simply down to the others' lack of response."
Her reasons are contested but let's be careful not to attribute something to her which she didn't say. I'm not saying anyone is doing that - I just wanted to make things clear for those who might not have followed the discussion from the beginning.
Regards, Haukur
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