On 12/12/06, Gregory Maxwell gmaxwell@gmail.com wrote:
We need to stop regarding adminship as a pure reward and its removal as some terrible punishment. We should thank MONGO for his efforts, and look forward to the day when he can again be claimed as an example for the community.
Entirely the reasoning behind my support for this. Do I think MONGO is a bad person? No. Do I think that the stress and harassment he's been subjected to excuses his behaviour? Absolutely.
Do I think it likely that that stress and harassment will push him to make further errors with his admin tools? I do. It is for that reason that I am supporting his de-adminship. If he returns with a clear head and a tolerable level of stress, I will enthusiastically support his re-adminship in the future.
Arguments that we've given people a pass in similar circumstances before ignores the fact that, many times, that pass has returned to bite us. Arbcom is not held to precedent for exactly that reason.
-Matt