[WikiEN-l] EssJay situation

[Tariq Ab- Jo- Tu-]

Guy Chapman aka JzG wrote:
> Do you think that the presence of a baying mob materially affected the
> outcome?  I don't.
>
> Guy (JzG)
>   
I do, although I'd compare this to a large peaceful protest rather than 
to a violent riot that your "baying mob" characterization makes this out 
to be. Oh, I love how semantics can so easily twist a situation... Those 
who were incivil throughout this were wrong, but the rest were more than 
entitled to voicing their opinions and probably had some effect on the 
change in Jimbo's position and/or, perhaps, Essjay's imminent 
resignations. The large number of established users denouncing Essjay's 
actions (as evidenced through the RfC and other media) certainly had to 
mean something.

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