[WikiEN-l] Re: WikiEN-l Re: Are legal threats blockable offenses?

[Travis Hite]

Someone on this list said that legal threats are just another type of, or 
another name for, or a euphemism for, personal attacks.

You are incorrect. There is a humongous difference, even though it's easy 
to draw a parallel.

The difference between personal attacks and legal threats is the difference 
between "I hate you because you're an evil idiot who eats babies" and "I am 
going to break your leg and stab you in the arm tomorrow behind the 
supermarket."

I do not believe there should be any tolerance whatsoever for legal 
threats. Personal attacks and other mere arguments may be offencive, but 
that's all just a part of the debate of Wikipedia, even if it's a rough 
part of debate and one to avoid.

Legal threats are an entirely different thing. If the policy does not 
provide for it now, any user making a serious legal threat should be 
blocked on the spot, I believe. Forever.
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DOMINGO GALDóS