steve v wrote:
Reason 1: "Provocative list" - This seems
like the one
valid reason for a block, but this interprets the
issue as one of a direct personal attack against
individuals, which is unclear, as others have
mentioned. Even if it were, such attacks are outside
of Wikipedia, and therefore cant be dealt with through
our formal process. Does Slim feel she is in a
position to impose informal process?
I don't see any reason why personal attacks of this sort can't be dealt
with through our formal process in Wikipedia, no matter where they take
place.
Reason 4: "Block was inline with IAR (ignore all
rules)" - IAR trumps real policy?
It can. Making racist attacks on Wikipedians on a hate site may not be
against any existing rule on Wikipedia. But this is why we have a fair
amount of policy ambiguity, to allow people with community respect to
take sensible actions (and be prepared to defend those actions, of course).
--Jimbo