IIRC, Milos, you would love to have the proposed Volunteer Council to have the role of SuperHyperArbcom. Then I think I have a good reason to oppose strongly your idea.
On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 7:52 PM, Milos Rancic millosh@gmail.com wrote:
I am not talking about short-term blocks, I am talking about 6 months+ blocks. Also, I am not talking about this as a mandatory solution, but as an opt-in solution. (Note that en.wp is not my home project, too.)
There are a couple of good reasons for that:
- en.wp ArbCom has its own rules and I am sure that it isn't making mistakes
about long term blocks.
- Long term blocks are reserved for very disruptive users. I really don't
think that someone who was so disruptive at en.wp -- would be more constructive at some other project.
I and Ray referred to the same person who was so trusted as to be promoted to sysop (and even b'crat) but once permanently blocked from English Wikipedia Arbcom?
And re: English Wikiquote I sure she was, is and hopefully will be one of the best editors we've ever had.
- Small projects (not those maintained by stewards, but those which have a
community) usually suffer heavily by users already proved as disruptive at en.wp. (This is especially true for non-English projects.) Usually, the same user will be blocked at other wiki, but in a very painful process for that community.
- If Meta ArbCom becomes reality, I think that it should process all longer
blocks made by any other ArbCom and conclude are the reasons good enough for long time block (which means that such user should get Wikimedia-wide block) or a local ArbCom should consider decision once again.
- It is also possible option that en.wp ArbCom gives a suggestion for longer
blocks: are they strictly en.wp related or a user is a threat to all WM projects.
With some discussion about this issue, I am sure that we would be able to find a way how to deal better and faster with disruptive users.
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