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

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Actualy, I find it kind of sad that this sort of thing has to be added.

-tg

Carthik Sharma wrote:

>On 1/29/06, Carthik Sharma <carthik at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>On 1/29/06, Michael E. Hancock <mhancock at us.net> wrote:
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>>>This morning, a user left comments that I felt weren't pertinent to Codex.
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>>>http://codex.wordpress.org/index.php?title=Talk:Contributing_to_WordPress&curid=3949&diff=26625&oldid=26624&rcid=25088
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>>>I banned that user (User:Branko) for 240 hours for leaving unprofessional
>>>comments, but he has questioned that with this:
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>><snip>
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>>>Was I unreasonable in banning this user?  Or did I commit unwarranted
>>>censureship?
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>>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.
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>>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.
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>>Kosher?
>>Carthik.
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>I added
>"# '''Be Nice''' - No personal attacks or rude behavior. Please be
>professional, polite and patient."
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>to http://codex.wordpress.org/Codex:Guidelines#Meta_Rules
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>Edit at will.
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>Carthik.
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