Tony Sidaway wrote:
Yes, until Jimbo unblocked there was a community ban. When a community-banned editor is unblocked, with a proper reason, then there is no more community ban. This is why I have said: no community ban applies to Daniel Brandt at this time.
I don't think you're correct on this. I could very well be wrong, but I don't think you're correct. If you are, this is a very fundamental shift in terms of the ability of the community to create any sort of lasting sanction.
The same kind of limitation applies even to arbitration remedies. There have been several incidents where administrators, or the community as a whole, has declined to enforce remedies ruled by the arbitration committee. Where in some communities this would precipitate a constitutional crisis, on Wikipedia these things tend to be handled with commonsense and understanding, and always with an eye to improving Wikipedia, not harming it.
Apples and oranges. Not enforcing a remedy in certain situations on a judgement call is akin to not pulling over a person who's speeding. This is more akin to someone stealing $1000, being tried, convicted, but then the warden saying "oh well" and opening the cell doors.
Unless Jimbo has pardon authority (which, for all intents and purposes, he may), this remains problematic. Even *with* pardon authority, this remains problematic.
-Jeff