On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 3:34 AM, Fred Bauderfredb...@fairpoint.net wrote:
I had thought we'd formally policyized the please leave blocked users
alone on their talk page and don't block them if they vent about the
block (short of making threats against people, etc), but I can't find
anything
This has come up a number of times (as GWH says). We aim to avoid a block
- uncivil - extend block - more uncivil cycle. As best I recall, the
point is that users who rant against the blocking admin for blocking them,
or against Wikipedia generally, or about the unfairness of the block, or
even
Such an approach may be better than extending the block, since it prevents
them acting up while blocked...
Better: *Such an approach may be better than extending the block, since it
prevents them acting up and creating a spiral of increased problems for
themselves while they are blocked. *
In
Actually, a current poll is running 38-18 in favor of treating talk page
incivility the same as incivility anywhere else.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Civility/Poll#Should_a_user.27s_own_talk_page_be_considered_differently.3F
-Durova
On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 5:58 AM, FT2
The question being discussed there is:
Should a user's own talk page be considered differently? There has
been discussion in past as to whether a post on a user's talk page,
often in reply to a hostile poster, should be treated more leniently
than posting elsewhere on other discussion or WP pages
The question being discussed there is:
Should a user's own talk page be considered differently? There has
been discussion in past as to whether a post on a user's talk page,
often in reply to a hostile poster, should be treated more leniently
than posting elsewhere on other discussion or WP
I had thought we'd formally policyized the please leave blocked users
alone on their talk page and don't block them if they vent about the
block (short of making threats against people, etc), but I can't find
anything on-wiki that has it in writing.
I know I've had discussions with people about
I had thought we'd formally policyized the please leave blocked users
alone on their talk page and don't block them if they vent about the
block (short of making threats against people, etc), but I can't find
anything on-wiki that has it in writing.
I know I've had discussions with people
Actually, I was under the impression that our policy was essentially the
opposite -- I certainly wouldn't tolerate a long rant about a block on a
user's talk page. We tell blocked users to make their unblock requests
succinct and neutral, and we disable the option to post to a talk page if
the
