--- Mark Pellegrini mapellegrini@comcast.net wrote:
... I started digging through our policies, and found this dusty relic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_legal_threats
At this point, it's only a proposal. Also, it doesn't actually *do* anything. I'd like to suggest adopting a terminate-on-site rule -- you make a legal threat, and you're automatically banned. I'd like to know what others here think.
Before any ban the user should be made aware of the policy first. Irismeister was was banned for 10 days in part due to legal threats (there was a 6 to 0 ruling forbidding him from using legal threats as a tactic to intimidate other users). So, IMO, this policy has been confirmed by the AC and should be considered to be enforceable.
But do try to work with people first - banning them outright will only confirm their paranoia and possibly make it more likely that they will mount a frivolous (or otherwise) lawsuit. And those could be expensive to defend against (or at least make it impossible for Jimbo to travel to countries where there are bench warrants for his failure to appear in court).
--Daniel Mayer (aka mav)
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