[WikiEN-l] RK temp-banned

Thu Oct 2 18:56:10 UTC 2003

Obviously, I'm studying the situation carefully.  I support what Erik
did here, although I do want to caution against our going down a
precedent-setting road regarding the extent of the right of admins to
ban logged in users.  It's just that there's a slippery slope we want
to be careful about.

Erik Moeller wrote:
> Shortly after I sent a mail to Jimbo asking him to examine whether RK  
> should be banned for his obnoxious behavior, RK started vandalizing  
> several user and talk pages because he felt *his* talk page was being  
> vandalized. The vandalism: People placed comments on it. I have  
> temporarily banned him (and no, I won't read through his lengthy diatribes  
> which will inevitably follow). I strongly suggest turning this temporary  
> ban into a permanent one, at least for a month or so.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Erik
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