Just, don't use your real identity. You would also be deleting this history of
accuser-"litigators", or mobocracy supporters. Why assume it is just the
"unfairly" accused and maligned that you are protecting? It is best to have an
open system. In the real civil and criminal court system, it is the dirt that gets
"sealed" or "expunged", to the detriment of society.
Whatever identity you use, if your overall behavior continues to be exemplary, eventually
it will reflect negatively on the accusers, unless you expunge the records. Besides,
perhaps they will have retained some notes themselves. If there isn't an
"official" record, then their, perhaps selective records may go unchallenged.
-- Silverback
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Why do we have such a nasty dispute resolution process
as the user conduct RfC?
And one that creates so much bitterness from those who have been through it?
As I see it, the rules are this: two users have a disagreement with one user
(User X) and cite them on RfC.
User X gets permanently listed on a troublesome users list
(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:User_conduct_disputes). There is no
appeal and no provision for User X to be removed from that list - and any
Wikipedian (or, as SlimVirgin has noted on - any potential employer can see
that User X is trouble from it too).
The arguments for retention seem to be the follow:
(1) we'll need the info in the RfC for if/when the case goes to ArbCom; and
(2) we like a record of these things (ie it is interesting to the prurient)
As a result of the nastiness of the process, trolls and bullies know they can
threaten people with the process. Of course, the one-sided nature of the process
makes it much more likely that User X reacts badly so that the case has to go to
the ArbCom.
Should RfC really remain vicious and interesting for those that like a dispute?
Or should it not be changed to encourage disputes to be resolved, and quickly
forgotten, so those who wish to make WP a better encycopaedia can get on with
that aim? (And, going back to the SlimVirgin point - should the RfC process not
take account that potential employers often do make internet checks of potential
employess?)
Kind regards
jguk
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