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

[MacGyverMagic/Mgm]

On 4/19/07, Jeff Raymond <jeff.raymond at internationalhouseofbacon.com> wrote:
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> Andrew Gray wrote:
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> > But the point people have been trying to make here is that that's not
> > how a community ban works. A community ban isn't "a block by decision
> > of the community"; it's "a block the community doesn't oppose".
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> Then, I'll say it again - the Community Noticeboard loses significant
> power if this is a persistent belief.  The rules have changed, one could
> say.
>
> -Jeff
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> The CN is still there so people can check if someone opposes a block. The
board isn't supposed to have power. If an editor is willing to unblock
someone, they're technically not community banned anymore, but they'd better
be willing to take the heat if the action results in problems on the
unblocked user's part.

Mgm