[WikiEN-l] London calling, etc.

[Casey Brown]

I could've sworn it was confirmed as a hoax.  Didn't the London Police
Department say that it was just some lad's idea of a prank or something
along those lines?  Or where we referring to the general circumstances?

On 10/2/07, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 03/10/2007, Steven Walling <steven.walling at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Okay, maybe I just need more coffee, but can someone explain to me why
> in
> > god's name an indef block is the desired response to a suicide note
> on-wiki?
>
> Well, once it's been confirmed as a hoax, an indef block is obviously
> appropriate. Before that, I'm not so sure. I guess it helps keep
> things under control by keeping everything they do on their talk page.
> I think it is also our standard response when someone dies - we block
> their account, since no-one should be using it any more, so anyone
> using it must be up to something.
>
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