Jimmy,
I normally only watch the discussions here on the mailing list, but I have
to ask this one question:
What sort of responsibility you, or the WMF, are willing to accept when an
editor, in this case Daniel Brandt, who has a history of harrassment, even
taking things off-wiki; returns to that pattern despite the community asking
that the editor not be unblocked. I do realize that a block has never, and
would never, prevent Mr. Brandt from taking such actions, but this is a case
where the Founder of Wikipedia has made an administrative action to allow
Mr. Brandt back into editing Wikipedia.
This is just the concern I have. Thank you for your time.
-Cascadia
"Jimmy Wales" <jwales(a)wikia.com> wrote in
message news:4627E024.9080604@wikia.com...
Info Control wrote:
On 4/19/07, MacGyverMagic/Mgm
<macgyvermagic(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Of course he could, but he said he talked to
Brandt, so he clearly knows
something the rest of us don't.
Why would we unblock based on secret information? With this, if Brandt
hypothetically did something now, would only Jimbo be allowed to
re-block?
If Brandt engages in any sort of behavior which would normally get
someone blocked, then by all means, reblock him of course. He is under
no special protection.
However, and this is a personal recommendation, please do not be too
trigger-happy, as you are likely to cause the community a lot of grief
when we have an opportunity here to resolve this issue amicably and put
it behind us.
As for me, I don't believe in holding grudges and having endless fights.
When peace is possible, it is worth going for.
--Jimbo
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