I just stumbled upon this (from a user asking help on
#wikimedia-commons): an en.wiki supposedly respected user shows gross
incivility on Commons, a surprised local admin doesn't know what to
think and is insulted in return, the user continues and gets two blocks.[1]
Until a few months ago I would have been suprised too, but I'm not after
the case where a steward had to lock for security reasons a probably
compromised en.wiki sysop and oversighter account, who was insulting
people in all caps, only to be told that the behaviour is absolutely
normal (the lock was quickly reversed).[2]
So I'm wondering, would we benefit from some sort of communication 101
to help understanding between the continent (Wikimedia projects) and the
island (en.wiki), in which inhabitants of the latter are reminded their
communication standards may be misunderstood, and inhabitants of the
former to "keep calm and carry on"?
Nemo
[1] Excerpts:
* Go fuck yourself [...] Tony1 (talk) 03:14, 15 April 2013 (UTC)
* I repeat: Go fuck yourself. Tony1 (talk) 04:00, 15 April 2013 (UTC)
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Tony1&oldid=94558166#You_have_been_blocked_for_a_duration_of_a_week>
[2] Excerpts:
* «[...] edit summary "FUCK OFF YOU PETTY FASCIST IDIOT", I have blocked
Beeblebrox indefinitely as a possibly compromised account.»
* «I'd say that's a fairly typical response (even if left unsaid) to
anybody who attempts logic with the user Beeblebrox was having a
discussion with. So, probably not compromised.»
* etc.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Archive244&oldid=538563600#I_have_blocked_User:Beeblebrox_as_a_possibly_compromised_account>
Also reverts of messages, that are apparently free on en.wiki but would
get the user a block on several wikis I know:
<https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Beeblebrox&diff=next&oldid=532574461>
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