On 2/6/06, The Cunctator cunctator@gmail.com wrote:
On 2/6/06, Fred Bauder fredbaud@ctelco.net wrote:
Personal attacks may be removed. You are also violating assume good faith. However, no warning is wrong, as is edit warring over it.
I didn't make any personal attacks. I think the phrase "Counter Vandalism Unit" has fascistic overtones, and I think it's lame. I wasn't trying to broadcast this or stomp on everyone's fun, just state my opinion on my own userpage. I wasn't forcing this down anyone's throats, nor making any personal attacks. I had no idea who any of the people involved were.
The solution is simple enough - the box obviously offends some people. Rather than fight about it, be the bigger person and remove it yourself. Then place some nicely phrased text explaining what you feel, text that will inspire people to think, instead of inspiring them to remove it from your user page.
End result - thoughful discourse and an end to a revert war.
Ian