Re: [Wikimedia-l] Moderation (was Wikiconference USA in the media)

2014-06-20 Thread rupert THURNER
you know that we agree on most topics lodewijk. but on this one we do not :) i d be glad if i can make a picture of something by what i read and not by what i am allowed to read by an arbitrary list moderator, who probably does not even have my cultural context. if somebody does write too often

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Moderation (was Wikiconference USA in the media)

2014-06-19 Thread Lodewijk
Please note that moderation is not a punishment: it is imposed as a measure to avoid future posts within a certain pattern of expectation when there are reasonable grounds to do so. I think many people will agree that Russavia has been uncivil on quite a few occasios - I would even go as far as

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Moderation (was Wikiconference USA in the media)

2014-06-19 Thread Austin Hair
On Thu, Jun 19, 2014 at 9:20 AM, Lodewijk lodew...@effeietsanders.org wrote: Please note that moderation is not a punishment: it is imposed as a measure to avoid future posts within a certain pattern of expectation when there are reasonable grounds to do so. Absolutely correct. Moderated posts

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Moderation (was Wikiconference USA in the media)

2014-06-19 Thread MZMcBride
Austin Hair wrote: It's true that there have been periods where this list hasn't been watched as closely as at other times [...] That's an awfully generous way of putting it. If you're no longer interested in being a list moderator, you could always step down. There are plenty of dedicated and

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Moderation (was Wikiconference USA in the media)

2014-06-19 Thread Lodewijk
I cannot help but wonder, what good you hope to accomplish with this rant. Seriously, if you insist on making personal attacks like this, just send a private email. Best, Lodewijk 2014-06-19 15:48 GMT+02:00 MZMcBride z...@mzmcbride.com: Austin Hair wrote: It's true that there have been

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Moderation (was Wikiconference USA in the media)

2014-06-18 Thread
On 14 June 2014 15:08, Fæ fae...@gmail.com wrote: ... Hi Richard, thanks for specifying a reason for moderation. Could you define what you intend limited time to be, particularly as I believe there is no public appeals process. A month of moderation given acceptable use? ... that from *my

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Moderation (was Wikiconference USA in the media)

2014-06-18 Thread Nathan
On Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 7:19 PM, Fæ fae...@gmail.com wrote: I have taken a moment to find a relevant reference to back up my memory, see [1] which shows Salvio giuliano vigorously defending his use of the word butthurt. Salvio giulano is a current English Wikipedia Arbcom member. I have not

[Wikimedia-l] Moderation (was Wikiconference USA in the media)

2014-06-14 Thread Richard Ames
I have set the moderation bit on Russavia's address for a limited time. I've asked Russavia to focus on issues only; in the spirit of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Civility Regards, Richard. On 14/06/14 05:21, Russavia wrote: Ira, Don't lecture me about what is and isn't