Lir,

Hmmmm, I would like you to cool down and allow time for things to proceed.

This week end, we had a meeting in Paris, so essentially, Angela, Jimbo and I were unavailable. Allow people to have time on their own, to meet happily for the first time in their lives, to meet with many of those with whom they have been sharing so much online. Jimbo will be away for a few more days of holidays. Angela will be off till tuesdays at least.

I think that I spent most of my last night online trying to decipher the issue you had with Guanaco, and the conclusion of it, was that it had been a not very good move from Guanaco, misunderstanding from his part, but mostly unclear policy with regards to sock puppets. Sannse agreed to try to work with others on this policy, so that things are clearer. I thought this was essentially your request : that things are clearer.

I have no idea of the last events, and frankly, right now, really no time to look at it. I do agree that Guanaco move last week was too quick but I also think it really was done in *good faith*.

I suggest that you explain what happened to the arbitration committee if you really feel that it is important. If there is need to sign up somewhere so that this happen, just tell me. I hope the AC will consider your request. I am talking about what happened with Guanaco last week, not later events I know nothing about.

This said, I mostly hope that a clearer policy is set, so that new sysops have clear guidelines. I know Guanaco did not mean bad.

Thanks

-- C A S [name omitted for privacy reasons] <a[name omitted for privacy reasons]@msn.com> wrote:

Id like to thank you, as members of the Wikimedia Board, as members of the mediation committee, and as concerned citizens -- for being so rude as to not even bother to respond to this issue. It is obvious that you feel I can be banned by anyone, for any reason; regardless of Jimbo Wales request that I be treated according to the rules of the website. Thank you for not caring, it means a lot to me. ----- Original Message ----- From: C A S [name omitted for privacy reasons]<mailto:a[name omitted for privacy reasons]@msn.com> To: Antheremailto:anthere9@yahoo.com Cc:

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; Edmund.W.Poor@abc.commailto:Edmund.W.Poor@abc.com ; chris_mahan@yahoo.commailto:chris_mahan@yahoo.com Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2004 1:27 PM Subject: Hephaestos must be desysoped

Since no effort was made to address my previous ban, in which Guanaco banned me because he felt that I was User:Yuna (despite having no evidence to support his claim) -- now, I have been banned again, for an even less reasonable reason. Such is the slippery slope, no? Hephaestos has now banned me. without giving any reason, except that I have "admitted to trolling" -- whatever that could mean. The ban is for 30 days.

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