Dan Grey (dangrey@gmail.com) [050713 23:33]:
On 13/07/05, David Gerard fun@thingy.apana.org.au wrote:
A lot of people think the AC should be delivering punishment. The important thing, though, is what does the project good.
I do. And I'd see that as doing the project good. Maybe if more people knew they weren't going to get away with trouble-making, they may be more reluctant to do it.
The aim is what's good for the project. A year's ban indicates *considerable* displeasure, after all. But lesser restrictions seem to work better at keeping an editor around and editing and not sockpuppeting. Punishment is a tool in our armoury, not the purpose of the exercise.
- d.