[wp-docs] Banning a user--reasonable?

[Carthik Sharma]

On 1/29/06, Carthik Sharma <carthik at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 1/29/06, Michael E. Hancock <mhancock at us.net> wrote:
> > This morning, a user left comments that I felt weren't pertinent to Codex.
> >
> > http://codex.wordpress.org/index.php?title=Talk:Contributing_to_WordPress&curid=3949&diff=26625&oldid=26624&rcid=25088
> >
> > I banned that user (User:Branko) for 240 hours for leaving unprofessional
> > comments, but he has questioned that with this:
><snip>
> > Was I unreasonable in banning this user?  Or did I commit unwarranted
> > censureship?
> >
>
> You were not unreasonable. You should have just told him that naming
> names and accussing people is unbecoming behavior which is why he got
> the boot.
>
> Is there a need to explain what is "professional" and what is
> "acceptable" at the wordpress forums/codex? If anyone else thinks it
> is, then I'd suggest we draft a sweet little code of conduct that can
> be then put up at the codex. It doesn't have to be very precise or
> uptight, just a little note asking people to be nice to each other,
> and not kick each others' dogs.
>
> Kosher?
> Carthik.

I added
"# '''Be Nice''' - No personal attacks or rude behavior. Please be
professional, polite and patient."

to http://codex.wordpress.org/Codex:Guidelines#Meta_Rules

Edit at will.

Carthik.