I have the utmost respect for you but I believe making statements like that
warrant context. Even if I am against censorship (which I am), what we need
is productive criticism, simply using harsh words don't help. Just my two
cents.

Best,
QEDK

On Wed, Apr 20, 2022, 08:45 MZMcBride <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I received the message below after posting "Wikimedia Foundation Inc. is
> corrupt and bad. The Web team is a particularly egregious demonstration."
> in a comment on mediawiki.org.
>
> I stand by my original statement and this attempt to silence criticism
> makes the organization look even more corrupt and bad.
>
> MZMcBride
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------
> From: MediaWiki <[email protected]>
> To: MZMcBride <[email protected]>
> Date: 04/19/2022 2:58 AM
> Subject: Message from the Code of Conduct Committee
>
>
> Dear MZMcBride,
>
> This is an official message from the technical Code of Conduct Committee.
> We received a report regarding one of your recent comments at MediaWiki.org
> <
> https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Topic:Wt8i87odakxnhpyb&topic_showPostId=wt8z7rf5jmodj9ds&fromnotif=1#flow-post-wt8z7rf5jmodj9ds>.
>
>
> The Committee concluded that the comment is a blatant violation of the
> Code of Conduct <https://mediawiki.org/wiki/Code_of_Conduct>. While we
> support a free and open discourse, we cannot accept personal attacks,
> whether they are aimed at individuals or groups of people. Civility is
> necessary to maintain a healthy working environment.
>
> For that reason, the Committee decided to **ban you** from Wikimedia
> technical spaces for **1 month**. The ban is effective immediately and it
> will expire at May 19, 2022, 06:57 UTC. Note the ban is in force in all
> Wikimedia technical spaces, including (but not limited to) MediaWiki.org,
> Phabricator, technical mailing lists such as wikitech-l or Wikimedia
> Gerrit. Please re-familiarize yourself with the Code of Conduct during the
> duration of the ban.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> --
> Martin Urbanec
> Code of Conduct Committee
>
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