On 25 July 2012 23:55, geni <geniice(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On 25 July 2012 23:35, James Farrar
<james.farrar(a)gmail.com> wrote:
That is a matter of opinion, not a matter of fact
(though portrayed as one).
Within common English it is an accepted way of stating a firmly held
opinion and it was backed up by a number of arguments which you have
failed to address.
Deliberately so; given my position it is inappropriate for me to take
sides on the matter.
Even if it
were a matter of fact, as there is no requirement for board
members to disclose their username(s) it is impossible to prevent
banned users from standing for election to the Board.
Firstly someone doing it in secret would present a very different
political situation. Secondly in practice the pretty much standard
question between wikipedians meeting in meatspace is what is your
usename. Not answering would make getting elected difficult.
As may be.