[WikiEN-l] Indefinite block and desysopping by User:Danny

Wed Apr 19 19:18:53 UTC 2006

As much as I don't want to get into this, and as much as I respect and 
appreciate Danny's work answering the phones and handling complaints, 
this is not right.

Further explanation *is needed*.

 From what I understand, Danny, wanting to keep things from being 
unnecessarily dramatic, did not invoke the WP:OFFICE policy with 
regards to [[Newsmax.com]] and [[Christopher Ruddy]], even though, in 
fact, that was what was intended - someone had called the office, and 
complained about the articles.  This is OK - although it is troubling 
that Danny feels the WP:OFFICE policy can't be used whenever it is 
needed.

What is not acceptable is to retroactively claim that the WP:OFFICE 
policy *was* invoked, and to then desysop and ban Eloquence on that 
basis.  That's plainly and simply wrong.  If it is required in some 
case that an action by Danny not be reversed, we *have* a policy for 
that.  If Danny does not use it, it's a justified assumption that the 
action in question *can* be reversed, like any other action on the 
'pedia, and immediate banning is not an acceptable response.

I urge that Jimbo, someone else from the Board, and/or Danny further 
explain and/or apologize for this apparent mistake.  We have WP:OFFICE 
for a reason.

Jesse Weinstein