Fred Bauder wrote:
Well, we could have a summary procedure for egregious cases, couldn't call it Kangaroo Court, maybe Duck Court. It could be evoked by Ed Poor and a few others of his status, say also Daniel Mayers. They could then briefly consider the matter and ban the offender until the matter could be considered by the mediation and arbitration committees. Kind of like a preliminary injunction. Grounds would be the likelyhood of permanent damage to the project resulting from serious offenses combined with a general refusal to listen.
Fred
Do we really need temporary bans? We didn't have the need for them before and they would be very damaging to the Wiki principle. Remember: Wikipedia is a Wiki Encyclopedia, not a courtroom. There's no real danger of letting someone off, aside from the chance that they might vandalize a few pages, something which is easily reversible. In the past, we've had a lot of trouble with unilateral bans, and they have always been condemned after the fact by almost everyone.
LDan
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