* Erik Moeller erik_moeller@gmx.de [2004-04-14]:

Daniel-

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So, has Perl knowingly abused any sysop user rights on the Maori Wikipedia, Wikibooks, or Meta? Granted he failed to follow the largely unwritten admin rules for Meta, but an apparent honest mistake is hardly grounds for de-adminship (unless he does it again after being informed of those rules). His actions on Meta seemed to be acts in good faith as far as I could see.

I agree. Meta is a bit of a craphole and Alexander did what he could to clean it up. I see no evidence that there was any attempt to resolve this matter in personal discussion - there is certainly no message on his talk page. Why does this need to be discussed on a public mailing list?

The policy issues on Meta should be separated in the discussion from any personal issues. As he notes on his user page, Alex is a kid with Asperger's syndrome. Don't give him too much of a hard time, please. If he does something really stupid there are more than enough ways to undo it.

Moreover, taking the time to do such a boring thing as delteing 150 pages which probably deserved being deleted is -even though it may be too bold- bordering on praisable behaviour. Even more if the rules for Meta are not written.

I am glad to see him supported, by the way.

Pedro.

Furthermore, Meta issues belong on foundation-l, not on wikipedia-l, as Meta is not just about Wikipedia.

Regards,

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