On 21/04/06, Matt R <matt_crypto(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
What you are arguing is untenable. Even if we agree
with your interpretation
that Erik was starting a wheel-war, an indefinite block was not an appropriate
reaction by any reasonable standard (to use your phrase). We kick people off
the project in a limited set of circumstances: when it's clear that they are
hindering
us more than they are helping us. Danny, for all the good work that he no doubt
does, did the wrong thing here. For him to acknowledge this in a public forum would
be reassuring.
I'm sticking with my interpretation that the "indefinite" bit of the
block was most likely not intended to be a life ban, but was simply
Danny making a quick decision, and leaving the question of how long to
block for later reflection. I could be wrong, but that seems quite
reasonable. Sort of like how when a parent sends a kid to his room
"Until I say so", they're not really sentencing the kid to death by
starvation...
However, it would probably be better, for everyone's sake, to ban for
some conventional period like 1 week in future cases.
Steve