Navou, I've noticed a pattern emerging in your posts. I've taken the liberty of disambiguating all of the pronouns and such.
On 2/3/08, NavouWiki navouwiki@gmail.com wrote:
Desysop east for improving the encyclopedia by technically precluding the deletion of the main page? The proposal [by Tim Starling] is garbage.
Repectfully, Nathan
I obviously don't have a black belt in civility either, but I do know "garbage" is a needlessly inflammatory way to describe somebody's idea.
On 2/3/08, NavouWiki navouwiki@gmail.com wrote:
To clarify my last post [about Tim Starling]...
In no way am I bringing Tim into disrepute, that is not my intention. My thoughts and concern is on the proposal [to desysop east718] itself, not the author [Tim Starling], whom I respect.
Nathan
If you respected him, you would find a better word than "garbage" to describe his idea, and you wouldn't continue to criticize him at every step.
On 2/3/08, NavouWiki navouwiki@gmail.com wrote:
As an aside; Perhaps a post [by Tim Starling] to AN/I so that folks know the standard here. Additionally, has Tim notified [east718] via his talk page? I'm not seeing a block message on Beta's talk either? Dispute resolution would seem to require at least a post on wiki.
Nathan
On 2/3/08, NavouWiki navouwiki@gmail.com wrote:
I understand. Perhaps a discussion with him on his talk would be better than a desysopping. In no way do I question [Tim Starling's] intelligence when I say this: Dispute resolution works wonders. I don't think [east718] is apt do this type of thing if he sees [Tim Starling] comment on his talk page about it. Especially a developer. [Tim Starling], you use a cannonball to kill a mosquito.
Nathan
I see more jabs interspersed with lip-service.
On 2/4/08, NavouWiki navouwiki@gmail.com wrote:
I wonder if there was a consensus, or discussion about [Tim Starling]'s added hook [to prevent deletion of the main page]. Seems sysops should be able to delete, move, protect *any* page. I thought this was a mediawiki tradition.
Nathan
Did you express any of these concerns when the other method was used?
—C.W.