[WikiEN-l] Indefinite block and desysopping by User:Danny

[Ray Saintonge]

Sean Barrett wrote:

>John Lee stated for the record:
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>>Sean Barrett wrote:
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>>>I have unblocked Eloquence on the English Wikipedia.  Blocking him was
>>>clearly inappropriate.  Blocking him indefinitely was astoundingly
>>>stupid.  Desysopping is equally insane, but resysopping him can wait for
>>>the wheels to grind.
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>>Danny reverted the block, but didn't use the OFFICE account (Dannyisme). 
>>This is getting interesting...
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>>John
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>I will not wheel-war, so I will not re-un-block Eloquence, but I firmly
>stand by my characterizations of this action.  Regardless of any
>WP:OFFICE issues involved, Eloquence is not a danger to the project;
>blocking him and refusing to communicate is a stupid thing to do.
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>I eagerly wait an explanation of why Eloquence was indefinitely blocked.
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I too think that an informed explanation is required, not just a 
lawyer's lame mumbo-jumbo to justify secrecy.

I often disagree with Eloquence, but I have no reason to doubt his good 
faith in what he does.  It seems that the accusation of recklessness was 
excessive. 

I did look at the material, and it seemed like just another routine 
dispute about an obscure right-winger.  I looked at the article history 
and note that Danny was not the one to add the WP:OFFICE tag.  This 
opens up the big question of who is authorized to use it.  If just 
anybody can add the tag it doesn't mean very much.  Perhaps the 
explanation page should also list those who are authorized to add it.  
When it is added by anyone else it should be safe to ignore it. 

Ec