Bryan Derksen wrote:
If something like this were to happen again in six months, what should we do differently? Or better, how can we reduce the possibility of it happening again in six months?
Well I think we are very fortunate in one respect: due to the incredible noise this generated, I am pretty sure that no one is going to make any blocks with a reason of "secret evidence" for a very long time.
And we are unfortunate in another respect: due to a misunderstanding of what has happened here, we may see a decline in admins having private conversations with friends to "sanity check" things, and we may see a decline in thoughtfully coordinated on-wiki actions. And that's a shame.
--Jimbo