Delirium wrote:
It's been suggested in the past that saying "I'm a neo-Nazi" ought to be a bannable offense. Does that complete the list? Neo-Nazis and pedophiles out; everybody else ok? Well, I suppose "I support suicide bombings" is probably out too. Is the ArbCom going to be in charge of making these decisions?
I think you meant your question to be rhetorical, but the answer is of course "yes". There is a question of what is good or bad for the project as a whole, and we all agree (right?) that people acting in a disruptive way or in a way that causes harm to our charitable mission can be banned from the project. (I say "can be" because it is frequently our judgment that although we could ban certain people, it's easier on net to do something else.)
In a great many cases, what counts as disruption or harm to the project as a whole will come down to some very difficult judgment calls. And yes, the ArbCom is tasked with making those judgment calls.
--Jimbo