Geoff Burling wrote:
Am I the only one who envisions the possibility that most of the people who voted for this rule could be banned for various lengths of time for sarcasm? And what would then prevent all of the people who voted no -- & who were, um, careful not to be sarcastic during this period -- from holding another vote & repealing this rule?
I guess no one wants to raise this question because it might appear to be trolling. I hope not, because it raises some issues that I feel are just as important as many of the arguments in favor of this prohibition.
By having Wikipedia's own 18th Amendment we could protect people from becoming drunk with power.
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