[WikiEN-l] WP:COI violation

Wed Nov 8 17:59:35 UTC 2006

On 11/8/06, Gregory Kohs <thekohser at gmail.com> wrote:
> I know that her edit was a trifling one, but considering all of the heat and
> light that's been generated in recent months about conflicts of interest,
> why is it that Beesley's account doesn't receive so much as a warning,

Now, what kind of "warning" do you consider appropriate?  NPOV0 [1]?
Welcomeenpov [2]?

Or perhaps you'd advocate some kind of hand-written warning?

Whatever you consider the appropriate warning to give, your comment is
symptomatic of the terrible notion that giving a warning is a
punishment of some kind and should be doled out to any editor who
misbehaves somehow.  This is incivil, most of all when the editor in
question is a respected editor/admin (let alone a former board
member).  If you have a problem with someone's behaviour, let them
know about it in the nicest terms you can manage.  Even better, do it
in private, through email or IRC.  It isn't hard and it makes a far
more civil atmosphere.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:NPOV0
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Welcomenpov

-- 
Sam