Anthere wrote:
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I think the reaction of the WP:Office was too bold. Erik is a
long time serious editor. Not a wild kid. He is accessible to reason. Blocking, even for 2 hours (and needless to say for indefinite time) is not suitable without discussion first. Unsysoping with no discussion either is just plain not okay.
I appreciate that the whole issue was very stressing for Danny, hence his reaction. Danny is directly in contact with critical situations, which is difficult for him.
Nevertheless, Danny, you appear as the "voice" of the Foundation on en.wiki, so you should be careful to act as much as possible as the members of the Foundation would act.
It would be *talking*.
Anthere
Talking of talking... I wonder whether you have talked to Danny and the others involved in this to find out whether he /did/ talk to people before blocking Erik? By the reasoning above that seems a reasonable thing to do before condemning him for not doing so. Baring in mind that he might feel that those conversations were confidential and that he is obliged not to pass on details of course.
--sannse