[WikiEN-l] Another"BADSITES"controversy

[Fred Bauder]

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ray Saintonge [mailto:saintonge at telus.net]
>Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 11:14 AM
>To: 'English Wikipedia'
>Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] Another "BADSITES" controversy
>
>John Lee wrote:
>
>>I think the Arbcom should clarify their decision to say that "attack sites"
>>refers to sites composed of nothing but attacks - Brandt's Hive Mind site is
>>probably a good example - and not just sites which contain attacks but also
>>contain other content.
>>
>Not at all!! Judges do not revisit their past decisions unless there is 
>a clear error. Any case is decided on the basis of specific facts. To 
>go back now to change the ruling would only strenghthen the notion that 
>Arbcom rulings form legal precedents. I don't know if we are ready for 
>that.
>
>Ec


You can ask for clarification at Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration#Requests_for_clarification

I think what you will be told is that the language applies only to the site involved in the MONGO case. However there is a general principle which lies behind Wikipedia:No personal attacks that we should protect our users from harassment, in a common sense way.

Fred