On 8/25/05, slimvirgin@gmail.com slimvirgin@gmail.com wrote:
This discussion is getting a little circular, stale, and off-topic. Anyone who wants me to unblock Amalekite should e-mail me. So far I've had e-mails supportive of the block, but not one from anyone thinking it should be overturned. If people e-mail me directly with their views, I'll have a better idea of community consensus, and then I can take it into account.
Sarah
I don't believe that any one administrator is the gatekeeper for who remains blocked, which is why I haven't made a request to any one administrator to unblock the user. I am NOT petitioning you to do so now.
Instead, I was (and still am) hoping that an administrator would decide for themselves that we need remain on the moral high ground, and take this action of their own volition. Because of the higher trust granted to them, I was actually hoping an arbitrator would make this moral stand and do so.
If you are willing, I would like a clear explanation of what policy grounds this user was blocked indefinitely. If it is "IAR", I hope you will apologize for the block, if in fact someone removes it. I think this discussion is likely to continue as long as people don't understand the reasoning for what appears to be preemptive action against an editor.
If I am incorrect, and there is supporting policy other than "Calvinball", I assure you that you'll have my apology, and five properly sourced, cited, content contributing edits to any Wikipedia articles of your choice as token of my sincerity.
It is not my intent to be disruptive, insulting, or otherwise abrasive. Wikipedia was founded on some great ideals. I think that this is a distinct and unique opportunity to show that those ideals apply in all situations, and that the moral high ground is worth claiming, even as we proceed to produce an NPOV final product.