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

Wed Apr 19 19:45:31 UTC 2006

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Erik Moeller stated for the record:

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> I have just been indefinitely blocked from the English Wikipedia, and
> desysopped, by user Danny, under the new nickname "Dannyisme", as an
> "Office Action" for alleged "reckless endangerment" which was not
> specified further. I have called Danny on the phone, but he said that
> he was not willing to discuss the issue, and that I should instead
> talk to the Foundation attorney instead. To my knowledge, this is the
> first time office authority has been used to indefinitely block and
> desysop a user.

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I have unblocked Eloquence on the English Wikipedia.  Blocking him was
clearly inappropriate.  Blocking him indefinitely was astoundingly
stupid.  Desysopping is equally insane, but resysopping him can wait for
the wheels to grind.

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 Sean Barrett     | I've had a perfectly wonderful evening.
 sean at epoptic.org | But this wasn't it. --Groucho Marx
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