[WikiEN-l] Why am I being blocked?

Wed Sep 28 19:58:56 UTC 2005

On 9/28/05, Geoff Burling <llywrch at agora.rdrop.com> wrote:
> Note: I am not condemning Jay for his actions: I think they fall under
> the "Be bold" guideline, & at most he should be given a warning. If I had
> been playing a drawn-out game of whack-a-mole with someone like Alberuni,
> I'd likely ban one or more ISPs to put an end to the fun. But if you do
> something bold like this, tell the rest of us so we can act appropriately.
> At the worst, another Admin will then revert your actions -- & if that
> happens, it becomes Someone Else's Problem, leaving you free to work on
> other & more important things.

I agree, but I don't think we should even warn him. Certainly this
discussion is embarrassing for him and will be enough to keep it from
happening again? :)