[WikiEN-l] Wikipaedia is an attack site, too. (was Re: There are no...)

[Armed Blowfish]

That's really nice of you Durova, but
see, I don't want to be unbanned.  I
just wanted some silly page blankings
and deletions, without drawing more
attention to the material or being
given hell just for asking.

Apparently other people have been
through similar problems, often
involving banned user templates
showing up as the top Google search
result for their name or pseudonym.

I'll even trade for them if you name
a price!  But I don't want to be
unbanned.

On 27/09/2007, Durova <nadezhda.durova at gmail.com> wrote:
> This has got to be one of the oddest
> complaints I've seen.  All we're
> talking about is a template that states
> one fact: that a user has been
> sitebanned.  That doesn't mean anyone
> is out to cause them grief or paint
> them as evil; it usually just means
> they didn't adapt to site standards.
>
> Individuals in this position most
> certainly do have options.  They can post
> an unblock request, e-mail ArbCom,
> contact the Foundation, or (for what it's
> worth) contact an Eguor Admin like
> me with their evidence and request an
> investigation.  Occasionally I've
> unblocked editors on that basis.
>
> I have a standing offer to community
> banned editors that I'll support their
> return after six months if they don't
> violate WP:SOCK, don't bash Wikipedia
> offsite, and if they pledge not to repeat
> the behavior that got them
> banned.  If they were banned by ArbCom
> instead of by the community I'll put
> in a good word for them in a review request.
>
> I also have a standing offer of two
> site awards to editors who make a
> legitimate return from a siteban or
> who've been sanctioned by ArbCom.  I'll
> hand the Resilient Barnstar to any of
> them who start a new article that gets
> highlighted at Template:Did you know?
> I've also created the Valiant Return
> Triple Crown for those who satisfy a
> certain set of content contributions.
> I've handed out a couple of those
> barnstars and am waiting to award the
> first Valiant Return crown.
>
> The window of opportunity usually
> remains open a crack and it isn't that
> hard to return.  I'm glad when someone
> does turn around successfully and I'm
> doing my best to figure out how that
> happens and what I can do to encourage
> it.  Most banned editors behave in ways that keep themselves banned.
>
> -Durova