On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 12:34:54 +0100, Charles Matthews
<charles.r.matthews(a)ntlworld.com> wrote:
Rebecca wrote
Sometimes, Charles, I really do wonder if you
read people's posts
before replying to them.
Not a fair comment. My point is that consistency cannot under current
conditions be instantly demanded, in the form that if Y is just as bad as X
etc. It can be demanded in the longer term in the form of precedents; which
indeed is something to ask about.
Couched in these terms, and considering the problems caused by
time-lags between decisions (particularly when interrelated), I hope
that precedents will arise for speedily issuing partial decisions
while working on a complete decision. In this case, for instance, an
initial restriction to editing outside of a particular range of
articles might have preceded decision on a full ban.
I also hope that precedents for harshness of tone and decision are
being consciously made with an eye to future cases.
+sj+