[WikiEN-l] Plautus

[Fred Bauder]

I didn't actually fall down and roll on the floor, but LOL.

Don't worry, we can do the job.

Fred, arbitration committee member

> From: erik_moeller at gmx.de (Erik Moeller)
> Reply-To: English Wikipedia <wikien-l at Wikipedia.org>
> Date: 26 Feb 2004 01:39:00 +0100
> To: wikien-l at wikipedia.org
> Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] Plautus
> 
> Jimmy-
>> In the meantime, show him love.  Love is the only hope for us all.
>> If that doesn't work, well, at least we tried.
> 
> Plautus is not reformable. He is a mentally unbalanced, paranoid
> delusional individual. The evidence here is about as clear as it can get.
> There is a discussion / evidence page at
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Plautus_satire
> 
> In an informal poll, 23 users have expressed that they want Plautus to be
> banned.  3 or 4 users currently think that he can be reformed.
> 
> This situation is much clearer than it was with Clutch, and Clutch was
> banned.  It is much clearer than it was with Helga, and Helga was banned.
> It is much clearer than it was with Lir, and Lir was banned.
> 
> I am all for due process. But this is not a case for mediation. I am
> beginning to doubt the capabilities of the arbitration committee. If they
> can't see that a user who writes messages like "UNBAN ME YOU FUCKING
> IGNORANT ASSHOLE" is a candidate for a ban, then they should not be
> allowed to make such decisions in the first place.
> 
> We need quicker and more effective action against policy violations, or
> more users will be driven away in disgust. Wikipedia is a natural
> attraction point for cranks and crackpots. If you want to run an asylum,
> Jimbo, you should say so upfront. Otherwise we should refer these
> individuals to the proper institutions.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Erik
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