A great tip would be to avoid changing this thread into a personal attack on Risker or anybody else. Thank you. Thyge/Sir48
2014-02-04 Fæ <fae...@gmail.com>: > On 4 February 2014 17:48, Risker <risker...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On 4 February 2014 12:27, Federico Leva (Nemo) <nemow...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Risker, 04/02/2014 17:59: >>> >>> doesn't deserve to have his case reheard on this mailing list > > Risker, here's a great tip: If you *really* do not want the case > reheard, then why not just stop emailing and publicising the case, > repeating the name of the accused and providing links in an attempt to > prove some point or other. Try spending your volunteer time welcoming > a few new Wikipedia editors instead of banning contributors and making > life ghastly for those who are under your hammer. > > I welcomed and helped many thousands of newer en.wp contributors > during the time I was an admin. Even after the machinations of a few > individuals shot my reputation to hell and got me banned from what was > my home project for many years, I still helped Wikipedians with tricky > problems behind the scenes; in fact my highly publicised case made me > someone that those upset and having difficulties with our arcane > processes could turn to in confidence, in a way that most trusted > users do not have the real life experience and grey hairs to offer. > Having authority is not all about dishing it out, or even having the > badges to prove you must be respected. > > Fae > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>