From: Delirium delirium@hackish.org
Kurt Maxwell Weber wrote:
Yesterday, I was blocked for four months by karmafist for using the phrase "deletionist vandals" on a few AfD entries. He has blocked me in the past for the same thing, and has told me that he would block me in the future if I did it again (I did, and he did); however, he has not demonstrated that use of the phrase "deletionist vandals" is a blockable offense (he claims that it is a violation of NPA, a claim I dispute; for an explanation, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Kmweber#Block_Notice_Regarding_AFD_be...).
I have told him that, should he refute my objection, I would gladly change my behavior; he, however, has not done so. He simply dismisses it as "bullshit" and says that it does not NEED refutation, and then he makes the claim (which lacks any historical--or psychological--basis) that should he provide a valid refutation I would simply ignore it anyway.
I ask that, at the very least, due consideration be given to my argument rejecting his claim of inappropriate behavior on my part--if my argument is wrong, then show me why. If not, then do the right thing and unblock me. That's all I ask.
I have unblocked you, because this seems clearly inappropriate, especially given that the user has had a conflict with you in the past. Except for clear cases of vandalism, blocks of this sort should not be unilaterally made without an Arbitration Committee ruling.
I disagree. Calling someone a "deletionist vandal" (or any other kind of vandal) is clearly a personal attack, particularly when the people in question are not doing what Wikipedia defines as vandalism. WP:CIVIL and WP:NPA are fundamental Wikipedia policies, and judicious use of temporary blocks for editors who defiantly refuse to abide by these policies has a salutary effect, hopefully on the blocked editors, but if not on them, then on everyone subjected to their attacks, and on Wikipedia itself. If Wikipedia is to succeed, it must be a place where people of good faith *want* to edit, not a poisonous cesspool of incivility and attacks that any right-minded person would naturally want to avoid.
Jay.