[WikiEN-l] WR's secret forum and list

[joshua.zelinsky at yale.edu]

Quoting Anthony <wikimail at inbox.org>:

>
> We're talking about a website with about as many visitors as Myspace.
> Imagine if Myspace had a bunch of volunteers deciding how to handle
> stalkers and other criminals who use its website.  Imagine the CEO of
> Myspace was talking about the problem with some of these volunteers on
> a "private" Wikia mailing list.  Imagine if Myspace had volunteer
> sleuths ban people based on evidence that they refused to reveal.
> Imagine if Myspace had public trials published on their website
> whenever they wanted to ban someone.  Wikipedia needs to grow up.

I don't see whats so bad about "public trials"- transparency is a good thing.
The rest I'm somewhat inclined to agree with, but the liability concern 
for the
Foundation if it does this sort of thing is serious. This would need to 
be very
carefully thought out.