[WikiEN-l] Daniel Brandt & other banned users posting still

[Vee]

On 28/03/07, Denny Colt <wikidenny at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 3/28/07, Erica <fangaili at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Arbcom have in the past ruled that acting as a proxy for a blocked
> > > user is a serious offence.
> > >
> > > --
> > > geni
> > >
> >
> > That's not what we're talking about at all.
> >
> > Erica
>
>
> Its part of it.  People I think are  letting it slide for comments,
> because
> there is no penalty.
>
> But most importantly: why Brandt's free pass?
>
> --
> - Denny
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This has already been answered several times so far, but I'll repeat the
basic points:

Brandt is not being given a 'free pass' to edit, he is being allowed to make
useful comments about concerns he has about his own article. I am certain
that if he were to make any abusive edits to [[Talk: Daniel Brandt]], they
would be reverted. However, reverting his edits to the _talk page_ of the
article about *himself* when he's merely expressing concerns about an
article that could affect his PERSONAL LIFE directly is simply unfair and
isn't going to help anybody.

He's not being given 'special treatment'; I would expect any other banned
users with articles about themselves to be treat the same.