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

[Anthony]

On Nov 29, 2007 7:44 PM, Sam Blacketer <sam.blacketer at googlemail.com> wrote:
> On Nov 30, 2007 12:16 AM, Alec Conroy <alecmconroy at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Alec, how can people show you e-mails they say don't exist to begin
> > with?
> >
> > I'm sorry, but to my knowledge, nobody has actually seriously said such
> > conversations don't exist.
>
>
> That's asking people to prove a negative. Has Durova, or has anyone else who
> was actually party to discussions, said anything that indicates there ever
> was a discussion offwiki on the specific subject of whether !! should be
> banned?
>
"Banned", "blocked", "investigated".  I don't see how it makes a
difference in this particular case.

> > Durova has said multiple times that there were in-depth discussions and
> > enthusiastic support.
>
> "In-depth discussions" of what, exactly? An in-depth discussion of the
> suspicion that !! might be a reincarnation of a banned user, and
> enthusiastic support for more investigation is not the same as enthusiastic
> support for an immediate block.
>
No, it's not, but given the incredibly naive investigative technique
described in the email made public, either is cause for concern.