So it comes down to whether or not we care more about a positive PR image or being able to maintain an encyclopedia without disruption and harassment from one of the biggest idiots we've ever had? I know what my choice would be...
On Thu, Dec 25, 2008 at 5:29 PM, David Gerard <[email protected]> wrote: > 2008/12/26 Soxred93 <[email protected]>: > > > Maybe we can set it for only 1 day, but use a JS hack to say that > > it's indefinite. That might get the word out to them. :) > > > The idea of blocking a whole ISP is unlikely to fly. I suspect that an > admin placing such a block without agreement from the arbcom and the > Foundation (cos you *know* they'd get the crap for it) would be (a) > quickly reversed (b) given a slap round the head with a trout at the > very least. > > Attention-getting blocks have worked on bodies the size of > universities before (I recall two of them, both put into place by a > sitting arbitrator who then managed relations with the organisations > very closely), but even then it was a very last desperate resort. > Throwing our weight around like that would be a PR disaster, no matter > how unresponsive Verizon were being. > > > - d. > > _______________________________________________ > WikiEN-l mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l > -- John Reaves _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
