On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 11:14 PM, Andreas Kolbe <jayen...@gmail.com> wrote:
> In the past, those conversations were short, and ended in a permaban (cf. > Jimbo's past statements about blocking anyone offering commercial editing, > cf. Kohs). > > Today, the people concerned are chapter trustees and Wikipedians in > Residence. > > I would say things have changed. > Precisely. Kohs and his ilk never showed any interest in anything but themselves, and fully merit permabans. People like Max and Roger may have conflicts of interest, but at least they've contributed something that doesn't end in them making a buck. That's how they got in positions like chapter trustee and Wikipedian in Residence. Which is not to say that the situation is ideal, nor that Sarah and others are wrong to be nervous. If someone with a COI did something that was inappropriate, I think it can and should be dealt with strictly and quickly by the community, like always. But comments like the one you just made, which are obviously designed to stir up some kind of moral panic, don't do us any good. Steven _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l