[WikiEN-l] Re: A neo-Nazi wikipedia

[Phroziac]

*sigh* :(

On 8/27/05, Jimmy Wales <jwales at wikia.com> wrote:
> Haukur Þorgeirsson wrote:
> > He did not edit disruptively. Anything else he may have done happened off
> > Wikipedia. Some participants in this discussion are of the opinion that no
> > off site actions should be taken into account in the banning of Wikipedia
> > users.
> 
> While I think almost everyone will agree that off site actions are
> *different* from on-site actions, and should certainly not be treated in
> the same way, I have so far found no persuasive argument that *no* off
> site actions should be taken into account in the banning of Wikipedia users.
> 
> As an example, once upon a time a particularly demented and evil person
> posted photos of my family (wife and little girl) with disgusting
> insults on a website attacking Wikipedia.  He posted links to a
> quicktime movie of my house, and made ominous suggestions about my home
> address and his "followers".  I was out of town and frightened enough to
> have Terry go and spend the night on the couch guarding the family.
> 
> That person is permanently banned from Wikipedia, period.  I don't think
> anyone disputes the ethics of this.  (Fortunately, he was arrested on
> felony charges in an unrelated matter, and as far as I know, he's in
> prison now.)
> 
> I consider the Amelekite case to be in the same genre, although slightly
> (but only slightly) less obvious.
> 
> --Jimbo
> 
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