Thomas Dalton wrote:
Ah, but the
emails in question contained diffs which they claimed
shewed that the administrators in question were "abusive". Should
those have been let through?
It's a judgement call. I trust your judgement of the situation. This
mailing list isn't the place for complaining about abusive admins,
anyway.
I know that the list admins have been criticized of late for letting
through messages that people have questioned. However, this list is the
forum of last resort for people who have been banned from post to Wikipedia.
I'm one of those who see very little harm in letting through a hostile
message. No one is forced to read the message.
I'm also curious about the content of these messages. I have been pushed
on this list to provide evidence for abusive admins.
If calling an admin "abusive" is itself a personal attack, then am I in
danger of being moderated when I provide such evidence? Is it the mere
fact that the user in question called certain admins "abusive" the
grounds for not posting the message?
-Rich