On 10/7/07, Durova nadezhda.durova@gmail.com wrote:
What strikes me as curious is how people who assume bad faith construe this as a bluff.
I'm not assuming bad faith. Rather I am describing what I believe to be the unintended result of a struggle in which I (thankfully) am not part of. I'm not accusing you of bluffing either, in fact I sense that you are a lot more serious about what you say than anybody else on this mailing list.
I have a strong suspicion that if Wikipedia ever implemented a mandatory recall process, the same people who assume bad faith would either find exploits and subvert it or, if they failed to find exploits, they'd complain that the process is meaningless.
First of all this isn't going to happen, I'll bet all the tea in China (PRC). Second, the exploits to this process will be, and always have been, in plain sight of anybody seeking to use them. Third, yes, the process is meaningless with or without clearly defined exploits, but so is RFA, and besides, nobody here is going to agree on what does or does not constitute an "exploit" in this or any other context.
—C.W.