On 4/19/07, Jeff Raymond <jeff.raymond(a)internationalhouseofbacon.com> wrote:
The community ban you speak of came *before* the massive discussion at the
community noticeboard - no one dared unblock him, thus it was a de facto
community ban.
Yes, until Jimbo unblocked there was a community ban. When a
community-banned editor is unblocked, with a proper reason, then there
is no more community ban. This is why I have said: no community ban
applies to Daniel Brandt at this time.
The same kind of limitation applies even to arbitration remedies.
There have been several incidents where administrators, or the
community as a whole, has declined to enforce remedies ruled by the
arbitration committee. Where in some communities this would
precipitate a constitutional crisis, on Wikipedia these things tend to
be handled with commonsense and understanding, and always with an eye
to improving Wikipedia, not harming it.