On a related note, looks like my little list somehow wound up on WR. Didn't leak, not
my fault. Whoever did might have consulted me first...
Now, all raise a glass to the virtues of transparency! Secret mailing lists devoted to
"private investigations" and "confidential evidence" are a bad thing -
and with a secret mailing list - thank heaven the clouds of darkness are blown away! But
please don't blame me...
CM
Odi profanum vulgus et arceo.
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:11:17 +0000
From: james.farrar(a)gmail.com
To: wikien-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] Missed Opportunities to have avoided the Durova Case
On 27/11/2007, jayjg <jayjg99(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On
11/27/07, jayjg <jayjg99(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> On Nov 27, 2007 1:56 PM, Risker <risker.wp(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > The fact that ANY
administrator believed that a pre-emptive block of a
> > possible sockpuppet was acceptable behaviour is the problem. It is a
> > systemic issue and there is absolutely no reason to believe that Durova
> is
> > the only administrator who thought that way; in fact, there seem to be
> > administrators posting in this thread who feel that such actions are
> > perfectly acceptable.
> Name them please.
On Nov 27, 2007 2:30 PM, Risker
<risker.wp(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Well, jayjg, let's put you in this situation. You have elected for your own
[long hypothetical story snipped]
Risker
Risker, I asked you to name the admins who "believed that a
pre-emptive block of a possible sockpuppet was acceptable behaviour."
Name them please.
The point is that it's impossible to name them because their identity
is being kept a secret; they have been referred to only as "trusted
people". This is why such a fuss is being kicked up - by Durova's own
statements, some "trusted people" that she consulted "enthusiastically
endorsed" the !! block.
Durova should not be allowed to be the scapegoat in this. She made a
mistake which, when she realised it, she immediately corrected and
apologised, and then resigned her Adminship. These are worthy actions
and, if her re-application for Adminship were being made now, I would
unhesitatingly support it.
However, there are other "trusted people" who endorsed the mistake --
and they're staying silent as to their identity, allowing Durova to
take the fall for them. This is totally unacceptable. I call upon all
those who endorsed Durova's block to admit it and test the community's
faith in them.
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