This is a wonderful post, and Erik is right on all points.
I am happy to answer any and all questions.
Erik Moeller wrote:
On 4/19/07, Info Control infodmz@gmail.com wrote:
Everyone seems to be up in arms over it
Is that so? It seems like a sensible thing to try to deescalate past conflicts using unblocks. We should be taking positive first steps more frequently, rather than expecting the other side to bow to some list of demands for apologies or pledges for better behavior. It is a gesture of our own good faith and our willingness to mend fences.
http://www.usemod.com/cgi-bin/mb.pl?ForgiveAndForget
Jimmy has given three reasons:
- he asked nicely
- we are talking about a productive way forward in the future
- it has been more than a year
These seem like good reasons to me, and I trust his judgment in this matter. I think we should all be willing to try out such experiments more frequently, rather than dividing our world into friends and enemies.
Nobody has, to my knowledge, suggested that Daniel be given control over the biography about him. He can now act within the norms of the community, or violate them. Let him make this decision, and let the community react accordingly.