Again, let me stress that it is a gross violation of Sysop and Admin power to create rules that apply to only one person, and to no one else. By definition, when Wikipedia Admins engage in such behaviour, they are violating their own mandate, and thei "rulings" have no authority and are not binding.
1* I am not involved in any flame wars. So why the year long ban?
Not a single Wikipedian was ever given a year ban when they were NOT in a flame war.
2* I am not involved in any revert wars or edit wars. So why the ban?
3* The supposed problems are in articles in which the articles HAVE ALREADY BEEN RESOLVED, long ago! So why the ban?
Not a single Wikipedian was ever given a year ban when parties amicably came to an issue. It seems that some Admins are in a near-violent rage that the system actually worked, and parties peacefully worked out their differences. What kind of sick people think that such a result is grounds for a year long ban?
4* I repeatedly take week-long (or longer) Wiki-breaks (like the last 10 days) to let things cool down and allow other people to have their say without any problem. So why the ban?
5* I have taken many contentious articles OFF of my Watchlist, and simply let others do what they want, rather then engage in multiple arguments. So why the ban?
6* I have asked for and successfully used mediation when necessary. So why the ban?
7* I have been successfully working with a large group of others on potentially acrimonious articles, without revert wars, and with great progress being made on many articles. So why the ban?
I have e-mailed Jimbo Wales about this previously, and he was unable to come up with a *single* instance of this ever happening. Ever. We are unfortunately dealing with a small number of people abusing their Admin power out of some sort of personal vengeance.
If it happens to one person, it will happen to others.
What steps should we take next to initiate disciplinary action against them for these serious violations?
Robert
===== I�m astounded by people who want to "know" the universe when it�s hard enough to find your way around Chinatown. - Woody Allen
__________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 12:27:09 -0800 (PST), Robert rkscience100@yahoo.com wrote:
Again, let me stress that it is a gross violation of Sysop and Admin power to create rules that apply to only one person, and to no one else.
But it is within the Arbitration committee's power to do exactly that. You have had an arbitration ruling against you.
By definition, when Wikipedia
Admins engage in such behaviour, they are violating their own mandate, and thei "rulings" have no authority and are not binding.
That is not true becasue it's not the admin who ruled but the arbitrators.
You feel you ban was uncalled for. So appeal against it.
Theresa
--- Robert rkscience100@yahoo.com wrote:
I have e-mailed Jimbo Wales about this previously, and he was unable to come up with a *single* instance of this ever happening. Ever. We are unfortunately dealing with a small number of people abusing their Admin power out of some sort of personal vengeance.
Robert,
The small group of people can grow. I suggest you learn and move on. We all try to get along, and be courteous and professional to each other. Not abiding by the rules denotes an unwillingness to work with other people, and this only leads to isolation. You put your seatbelt on when you drive around, no? Some rules do benefit both society and you. Enjoy.
===== Chris Mahan 818.943.1850 cell chris_mahan@yahoo.com chris.mahan@gmail.com http://www.christophermahan.com/
__________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - Get yours free! http://my.yahoo.com