"Conrad Dunkerson" wrote
The 'bad actors' in this were largely following what were, in truth, the established norms... but were then judged against standards which simply did not exist at the time they made their decisions. That is capricious and inherently destructive.
No, no. There has to be a connection with a reality principle: bad judgement leads to consequences. Otherwise we cannot get on with the big project. 'Capricious' is managing to look down the telescope the wrong way. There has _always_ been the principle that 'be bold' applies to editing, but admin powers are to use with great caution. I mean, this goes back to the days Larry Sanger was on the project!
Charles