On Mon, Mar 31, 2003 at 09:04:20AM -0500, Poor, Edmund W wrote:
It's not as strict as that. I see nothing wrong with:
- Telling the list you protected the article (and why).
- Making ONE LAST EFFORT toward neutral POV.
- Then butting out until a consensus emerges.
You may see nothing wrong with it, but I, for one, do.
The consensus has always been that sysop 'powers' are not there to act as a trump card during editing disputes.
If we want to change that, we should make sure we really do have consensus that the change is wanted, and announce it rather more widely than on this list.
-M-