[WikiEN-l] Re: WikiEN-l Digest, Vol 22, Issue 24

Tue May 10 03:29:35 UTC 2005

Not to comment on the specifics of your case, but don't forget that 
other people have their own stories and their own hardships.

Leif Knutsen wrote:

>I'll remember next time to show greater humility before all those wiser than 
>me, but perhaps you will also let me know when I've edited enough articles 
>to move from being "newbie" to "peon cadet," or whatever the next level is.
>
>I do appreciate the need to enforce rules and be consistent about it, but I 
>also think that a) a warning is in order before blocking someone; b) the 
>person who is being blocked should have some means of defending his/her 
>actions; and c) it should always raise flags in a situation like this, when 
>the person (an admin) whose deletions were reverted reported the reverts; 
>and another, who only a few weeks before had lost a dispute with me, jumped 
>at the opportunity to block me. I'll grant they both acted within the letter 
>of the law, so to speak, but they both misbehaved - and badly. If there's a 
>pattern of such misconduct over time among such admins, they shouldn't be 
>admins - after all, being an admin involves a responsibility that is greater 
>than being an editor, as this episode amply demonstrates.
>
>As for my "threat," it was meant earnestly. I work 60 hour weeks, am the 
>parent of two kids, one of whom has special needs, and I have a long 
>commute. I am doing this partly because I think it's fun and partly because 
>I think it's important. I expect lots of disagreements here, and plenty of 
>obnoxious, unreasonable, and ignorant people. But I also expect that the 
>role of admin is taken seriously. You all don't have to be perfect, but 
>there's got to be a higher standard among you; and I can safely predict that 
>this whole enterprise will collapse under its own weight unless the 
>responsibility of doing the right thing isn't reinforced and if necessary 
>enforced. The two individuals who (probably inadvertently) colluded to block 
>me should be ashamed of their actions, and I'll stand by that.
>
>All the best,
>
>Leifern
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