On Mon, Feb 03, 2003 at 12:37:18PM +0100, Erik Moeller wrote:
Given Isis'/Kay's continued legal threats against a valued member of the Wikipedia community (Tarquin) for a misunderstanding (largely on her part), I must insist that her sysop status be revoked. I cannot trust her to be fair in the use of the sysop privileges any longer.
Jimbo, please take action in this matter ASAP.
I object to this request, and request that Isis sysop status be left alone.
Isis has repeatedly asked for clarification, in very polite terms. I have not seen attempts to answer him.
Isis is acting out of concern for his own legal liability. I think it would be the right thing to do for you, Jimbo, or for Tarquin to give Isis a brief note of assurance that he is not liable.
As you may or may not have noticed, Isis works as a paralegal. He has experience of how things work in the law, so has a better idea than the rest of us if he actually is in legal danger or not. Far better to have him onside and working for us, than to snub him and lose his valuable services.
Jonathan
I'm responding to this one privately. Jonathan, I don't think you've got the basic facts of the dispute straight at all.
I don't want us to discuss this one on the list too much right now, and never unless it becomes absolutely necessary, but I did want to say that Jonathan's factual summary is not even remotely correct.
Jonathan Walther wrote:
Isis has repeatedly asked for clarification, in very polite terms. I have not seen attempts to answer him.
Isis is acting out of concern for his own legal liability. I think it would be the right thing to do for you, Jimbo, or for Tarquin to give Isis a brief note of assurance that he is not liable.
As you may or may not have noticed, Isis works as a paralegal. He has experience of how things work in the law, so has a better idea than the rest of us if he actually is in legal danger or not. Far better to have him onside and working for us, than to snub him and lose his valuable services.
Jonathan
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