On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 01:09:30 -0400, Jim Cecropia jcecropia@mail.com wrote:
I have unblocked Blair P. Houghton so that he can defend himself in the appropriate forums on Wikipedia.
The 3RR, as I've stated elsewhere, is a loose cannon which tends to favor the status-quo. If the there is a content dispute, the better solution is to protect the article for a limited time to get the combatants to hash out the issue in article talk. In the instant case, I notice that GeorgeStepanek, for example, numbered his reverts ("first, second, third") which telegraphs consciousness of the 3RR as a trap, then another editor who disagrees with Houghton picked up on the reverting.
It's dangerous to ascribe intent. Simply numbering one's edits does not mean it's a "trap." In fact, *not* numbering them, and losing count, could be construed as a trap as well.
But I agree that an outside admin would have served the community better by simply locking the page, and not banning anyone. Somehow this needs to be emphasized on the 3RR page - not all 3R violations need to be followed up by a ban.
-Andrew (User:Fuzheado)