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

[Carthik Sharma]

On 1/30/06, TechGnome <tg at tannagh.com> wrote:
> Actualy, I find it kind of sad that this sort of thing has to be added.
>
> -tg

I feel that too, tg. Things have come a long way from the forums and
the user community of 2004.

Carthik.
>
> Carthik Sharma wrote:
>
> >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.
> >
> >
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