[WikiEN-l] Missed Opportunities to have avoided the Durova Case

[Christiano Moreschi]

On a related note, looks like my little list somehow wound up on WR. Didn't leak, not my fault. Whoever did might have consulted me first...

http://wikipediareview.com/index.php?showtopic=14172

Now, all raise a glass to the virtues of transparency! Secret mailing lists devoted to "private investigations" and "confidential evidence" are a bad thing - and with a secret mailing list - thank heaven the clouds of darkness are blown away! But please don't blame me...

CM

Odi profanum vulgus et arceo.

> Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:11:17 +0000
> From: james.farrar at gmail.com
> To: wikien-l at lists.wikimedia.org
> Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] Missed Opportunities to have avoided the Durova Case
> 
> On 27/11/2007, jayjg <jayjg99 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On 11/27/07, jayjg <jayjg99 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > >
> > > > On Nov 27, 2007 1:56 PM, Risker <risker.wp at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > The fact that ANY administrator believed that a pre-emptive block of a
> > > > > possible sockpuppet was acceptable behaviour is the problem. It is a
> > > > > systemic issue and there is absolutely no reason to believe that Durova
> > > > is
> > > > > the only administrator who thought that way; in fact, there seem to be
> > > > > administrators posting in this thread who feel that such actions are
> > > > > perfectly acceptable.
> > > >
> > > > Name them please.
> >
> > >On Nov 27, 2007 2:30 PM, Risker <risker.wp at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Well, jayjg, let's put you in this situation.  You have elected for your own
> > > [long hypothetical story snipped]
> > >
> > > Risker
> >
> > Risker, I asked you to name the admins who "believed that a
> > pre-emptive block of a possible sockpuppet was acceptable behaviour."
> > Name them please.
> 
> The point is that it's impossible to name them because their identity
> is being kept a secret; they have been referred to only as "trusted
> people". This is why such a fuss is being kicked up - by Durova's own
> statements, some "trusted people" that she consulted "enthusiastically
> endorsed" the !! block.
> 
> Durova should not be allowed to be the scapegoat in this. She made a
> mistake which, when she realised it, she immediately corrected and
> apologised, and then resigned her Adminship. These are worthy actions
> and, if her re-application for Adminship were being made now, I would
> unhesitatingly support it.
> 
> However, there are other "trusted people" who endorsed the mistake --
> and they're staying silent as to their identity, allowing Durova to
> take the fall for them. This is totally unacceptable. I call upon all
> those who endorsed Durova's block to admit it and test the community's
> faith in them.
> 
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