Hoi, Bans that cannot be appealed against are nothing new. A friend of mine has a lifetime ban and there are mitigating circumstances (imho). Having said that; for me a person who shuns Wikipedia as an editor for its negativity, this has been a long time coming and is very welcome. When people leave Wikipedia and we end up with a more civil environment it is well worth it.
Yes I read the statement and it does say ineffect "we struggled and were not able to cope". Thanks, GerardM
On Sun, 30 Jun 2019 at 12:17, Ariel Glenn WMF ariel@wikimedia.org wrote:
I would urge anyone who is following this thread to read and contemplate the Arbcom open letter to the WMF, posted early on June 30th. Link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Community_response_to_the_Wikimedia_...
This statement was sorely needed, as a means to create the space for the sort of frank and difficult discussions that must take place in order for the underlying issues to be resolved.
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