--- Sj 2.718281828@gmail.com wrote:
On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 00:55:47 +0200, Anthere anthere9@yahoo.com wrote:
One comment :
1.1) RK is banned from editing Wikipedia for four months. In the time he is banned, he will be required to do 'community service' work on Wikibooks on topics exclusively related to biology.
Fortunately, this did not pass.
Yes, this was a bizarre suggestion. Perhaps the next suggested remedy will require financial donations in reparation, before restoring a long-time user's editing privileges.
Community service is a very valid remedy in the real world. Why not here? A better proposed remedy would have added community service as an option RK could choose instead of a total hard ban.
*That* is just the type of thing that would have been appropriate for (using your own words) somebody who obviously cares a great deal about the project.
If the only tool you have is a hammer, then all your problems start to look like nails. The ArbCom needs more tools.
-- Daniel Mayer (aka mav)
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