> On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 8:57 PM, Andreas Kolbe <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> That's precisely the problem. Being able to remove the right to edit >> BLPs >> from a user, irrespective of whether they have been uncivil etc., just >> based on the nature of their edits, is the only thing that will solve >> it. >> >> Knowing that this is a potential outcome will also, surely, lead to >> better >> and more careful BLP editing than we have today. > > Would not have helped, since this conflict was over the biography of a > person who has been dead for over 1000 years. > > Why single out BLPs for such a treatment, and why the need to move > them to a separate place? All that is needed is a sufficient number of > good, trusted editors that get the right to make judgements of the > kind "Mr. A is not allowed to edit on subject X any more, and can be > reverted and/or blocked if he does." > > -- > André Engels, [email protected]
I can see where this ends: biased editors in control; no discussion, no appeal, disagree and you're history. Fred _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
