[Wikipedia-l] Re: link for complaints

[Anthere]

Sean Barrett a écrit:
> Yann Forget stated for the record:
> 
>> Hi,
>>
>> Le Friday 3 June 2005 19:44, Sean Barrett a écrit :
>> [...]
>>
>>> Newbies get bit around here far too often.  Biting a newbie with a
>>> legitimate legal complaint through an officially approved channel is a
>>> recipe for disaster.
>>
>>
>>
>> That exactly what happens *now*.
>> Complains come (from French speaking people) to wikifr-l and random 
>> users answer. Not good. I think that David's request is very well needed.
> 
> 
> It appears that you did not read what I wrote.  How does having "random 
> users answer" consititute an "officially approved channel"?
> 
> Being able to dismiss a stupid or offensive answer as having come from a 
> random user of a public mailing list renders the Foundation immune to 
> suits, not more vulnerable.
> 
> --
>  Sean Barrett     | Aw, Mom, you act like I'm not even
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> --Calvi
> n

Hi Sean

The main difference is make is this one

* if some one answers very quietly, with no usage of slightly offensive 
words or without dismissing the complainer request, that makes no 
difference at all, as usually the issue is fixed amiably.

* if some one (whoever) makes a rude, or agressive, or dismissive 
answer, the complainer is obviously very displeased; and usually his 
tone gets less pleasant; What was before just a question becomes a 
request. What was a request becomes a legal action. So, of course, in 
front of a tribunal, what the first random person answered will not be 
used against us, but if he had never made the first answer, we would 
possibly not be in tribunal... I go a bit far, but the problem is 
generally that when someone was greatly upsetted by a first 
inappropriate answer, it takes a *lot* more effort to reach a quiet 
agreement.

Ant