Charles Matthews wrote:
I don't want to find out. Others please support me, in saying that Ed is out of line here. Policy can't just be made on the hoof, any more. The scare quotes round "authorized" tell me just about all I need to know. Civility is a big plus on WP, but enforcement of this kind goes way beyond what I would accept. Out of hand bans for vandalism, yes.
I support you. Speaking from personal experience, I find my admin privileges largely useless. Outright vandalism is quite rare, and good civility constrains me from protecting pages, blocking users, and doing outright reverts almost always. I suspect this is as it should be. It is very unfortunate that for some people, losing control amounts to inexcusable outbursts like that. But escalating the situation is unlikely to to any good, and definitely constitutes an abuse of force.
Tom Haws