Anthere wrote:
Here's my suggestion:
1. Robert accepts that it is wrong to insult people on
Wikipedia, apologises, and agrees not to do so in the
future.
2. Those who Robert has insulted accept his apology,
forgive him, and agree not to
bring up the subject in the future.
3. Robert accepts that it is wrong to ask for bona
fide Wikipedians to be banned, apologises, and stops
doing so.
4. Those who Robert has asked to be banned accept his
apology, forgive him, and agree not to bring up the
subject in the future.
5. Robert accepts that it is wrong to accuse bona fide
Wikipedians of being vandals, apologises, and stops
doing so.
6. Those who Robert has accused of being vandals
accept his apology, forgive him, and agree not to
bring up the subject in the future.
7. Those who created all the junk on this topic accept
that it was wrong to create so much junk, apologise
for doing so, and agree not to do so in the future.
8. Those who were affected by all the junk on the
subject accept the collective apology, forgive those
who created it, and agree not to bring up the subject
in the future.
9. All the junk on this topic, scattered over various
talk pages, user talk pages, ban pages, mailing lists,
etc, is all sent to the big recycle bin in the sky.
10. Time passes.
11. People start to forgive.
12. People start to forget.
This 12 step procedure will make everyone happy, I
believe. However, I welcome alternative suggestions,
or improvements. If you want to edit it, it'll be at
[[Wikipedia:Community case RK]], replacing the big
pile of junk previously located there.
Forgetting and forgiving is hard when everyone still feels that /they/ are
the wronged person. So I'll suggest a simple course of action for RK and
EoT, since they seem to be the main protagonists.
1. Each writes ONE message to the wiki list explaining:
a. Why they are behaving as they are:
b. Why they perceive the need to act as they have.
c. What regrets if any they have for their behaviour.
2. Once each has explained their actions, both are BANNED from discussing
each other's contributions on the wiki-list until 30th September. It is
/one/ message and no more. If either tries to get in a reply, the person who
tries to come back with a reply will be instantly banned from wiki for one
week, and one week for every subsequent attempt to get in another reply.
3. EoT /immediately/ deletes or has deleted ALL his /pages about RK without
exception. A failure to do so will be followed by their forced deletion and
his banning for one month.
4. RK promises to stop making wild accusations of anti-semitism and
jew-baiting against members. Any more wild exaggurated claims will be
followed by his banning for one month. If between now and the 30th September
he feels there is a genuine case of anti-semitism or jew-baiting, he should
raise it first with a sysop or with Jimbo. If they independently concur, he
can bring it to the wiki list, but only in a restrained and responsible
manner. After 30th September he can make allegations directly, but only in a
restrained and responsible manner.
5. Both are asked to take a week's break from wiki, to allow tempers to cool
down.
6. Any return to the past behaviour will earn that user a month's ban on
each occasion it happens.
JT
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