On Fri, 14 Jun 2019 at 19:18, Kirill Lokshin kirill.lokshin@gmail.com wrote:
Rather, the problem occurs when a *popular* competent editor violates the civility policy (or, for particularly popular editors, virtually any other policy); the traditional consensus-based approach to policy enforcement makes it difficult, if not impossible, to effectively sanction an editor with a substantial contingent of vocal supporters who will argue against any such sanctions whenever the opportunity arises.
This.
And a number (not everyone, of course) of those screaming loudest about the WMF's recent action are those whose style of behaviour would see them sanctioned if a civility policy were properly enforced.