As our policy is currently written, running off neo-nazis or Stalinist (or Trotskyist or Maoist) revolutionaries is not permitted. Nor is exclusion of open advocates of Islamic (or Zionist) terrorism. In my opinion we should change that policy and permit exclusion of open advocates of totalitarian ideologies and terrorism.
The actions you describe are not acceptable behavior from Wikipedia administrators.
Fred
From: "Jack Lutz" jack-lutz@comcast.net Reply-To: wikipedia-l@Wikimedia.org Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 03:06:06 -0600 To: wikipedia-l@Wikimedia.org Subject: [Wikipedia-l] NSM88, deletion of user page image, personal attacks
Hello, I understand user NSM88 had at one time an image of himself dressed in some kind of Nazi or neo-Nazi uniform displayed on his user page, and that it was deleted. Two issues stemming from that: deletion justification, and personal attacks by admins.
The deletion log reads:
12:06, 15 Feb 2005 Theresa knott deleted Image:Walternsm.jpg (This image will upset a number of users and lead to disruption rather than cooperation)
This bothers me. That it will "lead to disruption" is, I think, a strained justification for removing an image of someone used on their own personal page which, so far as I know contained nothing more 'graphic' than a 'Nazi uniform'.
If the justification for deleting an image is that it bore a Nazi emblem, then at least one administrator is deleting images which offend their own or other contributors' personal or political beliefs. How can that stand? If I should upload an image of myself wearing a Democratic or Republican pin, for example, would that be "disruptive"? There is no evidence that he did not act in good faith.
Looking at it further, I see personal motives for banning and personal attacks against him by an administrator.
I've blocked you for being a hateful individual. - Ta bu shi da yu 11:21, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC) [User talk:NSM88]
Feel free to visit nsm888 on some OTHER website. Removing advertising for an offensive organisation.) [User:NSM88 edit summary, 11:23, 15 Feb 2005 Ta bu shi da yu]
Liberation from what? Liberation from having a brain? - Ta bu shi da yu 11:25, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC) [User:NSM88 hist]
You are now only blocked for 48 hours. Don't thank me though. If I had my way, none of you people would be posting on here. But I'll be watching you. - Ta bu shi da yu 12:06, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC) [User talk:NSM88]
Sure he has. His political views are extremely hateful. He openly proclaimed that he was a white supremecist (though under the guise of "White liberation"). If you don't like what I did, tough. I've been open about what I've done, but I don't expect you to understand. - Ta bu shi da yu 02:19, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC) [User talk:NSM88]
Please, someone tell me this isn't acceptable behavior from administrators.
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