Fred Bauder wrote:
Wik still has lots of clout. The arbitration committee even now is not willing to ban him indefinitely. Still in wet noodle mode...
Not sure if I'm one of the people you were referring to but, I personally am fine with *indefinite* bans in cases like this, but that's not entirely the same as *permanent* bans. If this is indeed Wik, it certainly seems reasonable to say he's banned until further notice, and in fact that's probably already the case whether or not the arbitration committee says anything. The only way I could conceivably see him being unbanned is if he basically apologizes and agrees to become a productive Wikipedian again, in which case I'd be willing to see what happens. The chances of that seem minimal enough though that perhaps it's equivalent to a permanent ban.
-Mark