--- "Poor, Edmund W" Edmund.W.Poor@abc.com
The best way to resolve a conflict, is by talking it out. Sometimes, other users can contribute to a resolution by mediating, but this doesn't always work.
Well, what about the case in point -- highly unusual --where a develper and a sysop, both highly intelligent and articulate -- who both needlessly caused and contribute to an enourmous and unnecessary ruckus --that the community has no interest in seeing escalate.
Erik's threatening a ban on JT comes in part due to his belief (mistaken) that his position with Wikipedia is more secure than JT's --in part due to his developer access. Erik came to his senses quick, and Ed, you were right to see Erik's comment as just blowing steam... (as I was about your comment a few weeks ago ;)
I suggested the idea that people (even devrs) can be banned from editing a particular page. Even if its only a soft-security ban -- allowing sysops to revert the page if either one of the banned polarist prevaricators edits the page.
~S~
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