From: Fred Bauder <fredbaud(a)ctelco.net>
Date: July 2, 2005 8:17:59 AM MDT
To: "Nathan J. Yoder" <njyoder(a)energon.org>
Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] Personal attacks and low EQs
"You are a hypocrite" is a personal attack. "You seem to apply a
lenient standard to yourself and a strict standard to others" is a
description of behavior, particularly if you cite examples. There
are several policies which do require you to be Mr. Nice Guy in
addition to general exhortations about Wikiipedia:Wikilove:
Wikipedia:No personal attacks and Wikipedia:Civility.
And by the way, this is not "Gotcha." You are subject to a one year
ban on editing articles which relate to gender or sexuality. All
the rest of Wikipedia is open to you including all the policy
discussions. You are subject to a personal attack parole for one
year. Just don't do it. You are by no means done here. Now as a
practical matter, you can, if you chose to, convert this minor
setback into general opprobrium, but that is your responsibility.
Fred
On Jul 2, 2005, at 7:46 AM, Nathan J. Yoder wrote:
There's no policy on Wikipedia saying you
have to be Mr. Nice Guy.
Whenever I make an accusation like hypocrite, I always explain why
I'm
giving that accusation. So this doesn't make any sense at all,
you're
saying I'm allowed to do it with explanation, but that's exactly what
I was banned for doing.
So let me get this straight about the real policy: if you're in favor
with the admins and you make an accusation of hypocrisy with an
accusation, it's ok, but if you're not, you get banned. Gotcha.