[WikiEN-l] Fram en.wp office yearlock block

[Techman224]

I forwarded this to Wikimedia-l since this list is mostly dead.

Techman224

> On Jun 10, 2019, at 8:54 PM, George Herbert <george.herbert at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> In case you're not following on-wiki - Office S&T blocked English Wikipedia
> user / administrator Fram for a year and desysopped, for unspecified
> reasons in the Office purview.  There was a brief statement here from
> Office regarding it which gave no details other than that normal policy and
> procedures for Office actions were followed, which under normal
> circumstances preclude public comments.
> 
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Bureaucrats%27_noticeboard#User:Fram_banned_for_1_year_by_WMF_office
> 
> Several people on Arbcom and board have commented they're making private
> inquiries under normal reporting and communication channels, due to the
> oddity and essentially uniqueness of the action.
> 
> There was an initial surge of dismay which has mellowed IMHO into "Ok,
> responsible people following up".
> 
> I understand the sensitivity of some of the topics under Office actions,
> having done OTRS and other various had-to-stay-private stuff myself at
> times in the past.  A high profile investigation target is most unusual but
> not unheard of.
> 
> I did send email to Fram earlier today asking if they had any public
> comment, no reply as yet.
> 
> 
> -- 
> -george william herbert
> george.herbert at gmail.com
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