[WikiEN-l] Brandt unblocked by Jimbo - community support?

[Jimmy Wales]

This is a wonderful post, and Erik is right on all points.

I am happy to answer any and all questions.

Erik Moeller wrote:
> On 4/19/07, Info Control <infodmz at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Everyone seems to be up in arms over it
> 
> Is that so? It seems like a sensible thing to try to deescalate past
> conflicts using unblocks. We should be taking positive first steps
> more frequently, rather than expecting the other side to bow to some
> list of demands for apologies or pledges for better behavior. It is a
> gesture of our own good faith and our willingness to mend fences.
> 
> http://www.usemod.com/cgi-bin/mb.pl?ForgiveAndForget
> 
> Jimmy has given three reasons:
> * he asked nicely
> * we are talking about a productive way forward in the future
> * it has been more than a year
> 
> These seem like good reasons to me, and I trust his judgment in this
> matter. I think we should all be willing to try out such experiments
> more frequently, rather than dividing our world into friends and
> enemies.
> 
> Nobody has, to my knowledge, suggested that Daniel be given control
> over the biography about him. He can now act within the norms of the
> community, or violate them. Let him make this decision, and let the
> community react accordingly.