[OSM-talk] Please ban Xxzme in wiki

[Warin]

Congratulations, Andy.


On 11/05/2015 1:11 AM, Grant Slater wrote:
> Hi Andy,
>
> I no longer have sufficient time to administer the wiki and to review
> cases thoroughly. User:Lyx has done a great job in my absence, but he
> could use additional help. I am going to focus my available time on
> OSM hardware & other operational work.
>
> Andy, I have now made you an administrator & bureaucrat on the OSM wiki. ;-)
> To others: Check out Andy's credentials:
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Pigsonthewing
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Grant
>
> On 10 May 2015 at 13:47, Andy Mabbett <andy at pigsonthewing.org.uk> wrote:
>> On 10 May 2015 at 11:40, Grant Slater <openstreetmap at firefishy.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Consulting with a few other users, I have gone ahead and blocked the user.
>>> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Special:BlockList?wpTarget=Xxzme
>> In the absence of blatant vandalism or base abuse, I would have
>> expected, first, a recent, clear and unequivocal warning on the user's
>> talk page, with a suitably direct subject heading ("Warning: you may
>> be blocked from editing", or suchlike), and a statement of what the
>> user should do differently, or not do, in order to avoid the bock.
>>
>> I do not think discussions which might reasonably be interpreted as
>> mere differences of opinion, as currently seen on Xxzme's talk page,
>> suffice in this regard. Likewise the four-month old notice from
>> January (where, I note, Xxzme's question went unanswered)
>>
>> We might also consider imposing edit restrictions (e.g. "You may not
>> move pages; you will be blocked if you edit war; this will be reviewed
>> after 3 months").
>>
>> Once a block has been made, I would also expect a notice to be placed
>> on their talk page, stating clearly why, how to appeal, and how to
>> request an unblock ("You may be unblocked if you give a statement that
>> you will not do X again").
>>
>> Finally since the current bock includes "email disabled, cannot edit
>> own talk page" (were either of those privileges ever abused? If not,
>> that part of the block should be rescinded ASAP.), it does not seem
>> possible for Xxzme to discuss how they might make a return to
>> productive editing.
>>
>> --
>> Andy Mabbett
>> @pigsonthewing
>> http://pigsonthewing.org.uk
>>
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