[Wikipedia-l] NSM88, deletion of user page image, personal attacks

[Fred Bauder]

As our policy is currently written, running off neo-nazis or Stalinist (or
Trotskyist or Maoist) revolutionaries is not permitted. Nor is exclusion of
open advocates of Islamic (or Zionist) terrorism. In my opinion we should
change that policy and permit exclusion of open advocates of totalitarian
ideologies and terrorism.

The actions you describe are not acceptable behavior from Wikipedia
administrators.

Fred

> From: "Jack Lutz" <jack-lutz at comcast.net>
> Reply-To: wikipedia-l at Wikimedia.org
> Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 03:06:06 -0600
> To: <wikipedia-l at Wikimedia.org>
> Subject: [Wikipedia-l] NSM88, deletion of user page image, personal attacks
> 
> Hello,
> I understand user NSM88 had at one time an image of himself dressed in some
> kind of Nazi or neo-Nazi uniform displayed on his user page, and that it was
> deleted. Two issues stemming from that: deletion justification, and personal
> attacks by admins.
> 
> The deletion log reads:
> 
> 12:06, 15 Feb 2005 Theresa knott deleted Image:Walternsm.jpg (This image will
> upset a number of users and lead to disruption rather than cooperation)
> 
> This bothers me. That it will "lead to disruption" is, I think, a strained
> justification for removing an image of someone used on their own personal page
> which, so far as I know contained nothing more 'graphic' than a 'Nazi
> uniform'.
> 
> If the justification for deleting an image is that it bore a Nazi emblem, then
> at least one administrator is deleting images which offend their own or other
> contributors' personal or political beliefs. How can that stand? If I should
> upload an image of myself wearing a Democratic or Republican pin, for example,
> would that be "disruptive"? There is no evidence that he did not act in good
> faith.
> 
> Looking at it further, I see personal motives for banning and personal attacks
> against him by an administrator.
> 
> I've blocked you for being a hateful individual. - Ta bu shi da yu 11:21, 15
> Feb 2005 (UTC)  [User talk:NSM88]
> 
> Feel free to visit nsm888 on some OTHER website. Removing advertising for an
> offensive organisation.) [User:NSM88 edit summary,  11:23, 15 Feb 2005 Ta bu
> shi da yu]
> 
> Liberation from what? Liberation from having a brain? - Ta bu shi da yu 11:25,
> 15 Feb 2005 (UTC) [User:NSM88 hist]
> 
> You are now only blocked for 48 hours. Don't thank me though. If I had my way,
> none of you people would be posting on here. But I'll be watching you. - Ta bu
> shi da yu 12:06, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC) [User talk:NSM88]
> 
> Sure he has. His political views are extremely hateful. He openly proclaimed
> that he was a white supremecist (though under the guise of "White
> liberation"). If you don't like what I did, tough. I've been open about what
> I've done, but I don't expect you to understand. - Ta bu shi da yu 02:19, 17
> Feb 2005 (UTC) [User talk:NSM88]
> 
> Please, someone tell me this isn't acceptable behavior from administrators.
> 
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