[Wikipedia-l] Helga banned

Mon Sep 9 19:26:45 UTC 2002

On 09-09-2002, Jimmy Wales wrote thusly :
> After much deliberation, and after due consideration for all of the
> arguments and discussions here, and taking into account what appears
> to me to be a general consensus, I have chosen to ban Helga for a
> period of 3 months.
> After that time, she can reapply to me personally for re-instatement.
> I know that not everyone will be happy with this decision, although
> the vast majority will be.  Such is the nature of consensus.  I can't
> wait for unanimity, or we will wait forever.
> I am fully aware of the dangers of precedent, which is why I have
> waited so long to take action in this case.  Banning should always be
> a "last resort".  After more than a year of trying to work with Helga,
> and after losing more than one highly valued contributor because of
> her, we are now at a last resort stage.
> To my mind, the difficulty with Helga is not her idiosyncratic views
> on history, but her inability or refusal to work co-operatively to
> resolve differences.  Even here, on the mailing list, where I invited
> her to discuss these issues, she prefers to ignore discussions about
> her posting style in order to re-iterate accusations of censorship and
> to repeat her strange historical claims.
> In order to contribute to a restoration of the peace, I will be mostly
> avoiding further public comment, although everyone who likes is more
> than invited to write to me privately to support or decry this
> decision.
> Helga, in particular, is welcome to write to me to discuss this, but
> there is really no appeal possible at this point.  The ban is not
> permanent, and with good behavior, she can come back and try again in
> 3 months time.

Decision hard to take and uneasy one but the right one IMO.

Is she also banned from the German Wikipedia ?

Regards,
kpjas.