Joshua Slive wrote:
> On 5/24/07, Rich Bowen <rbowen rcbowen.com> wrote:
>>
>> On May 24, 2007, at 04:23, Tony Stevenson wrote:
>>
>>
>> >>
>> > AskApache has had several email conversations
with both myself, and
>> > Rich. In which he was asked politely, but
firmly to not use links
>> > to content on his site.
>>
>> NOTE: NOT because external links are bad, but
because the articles to
>> which he was linking were misleading, incorrect,
and promoted sub-
>> optimal solutions to common problems. The implied
endorsement (The
>> Apache docs link to this article, so it must be
true) was
>> unfortunate, and undesirable.
>
> Although I respect Bill's desire to have this solved
apache-wide, I
> actually think that this case would have been better
addressed in the
> closer confines of docshttpd. Let's just address
this particular case
> and not worry about the general issue for now.
>
> The Apache wiki is not some democratic exercise like
wikipedia where
> we need to treat everyone equally. We are a
meritocracy, not a
> democracy, even on the wiki. Certain people (like Rich)
have earned
> the right to make final decisions about what should be
on the wiki.
> AskApache has not earned that right.
>
> The content that he is adding is inappropriate (and
violates my
> suggested policy) for many reasons. I suggest that
someone email him
> and tell him that he is henceforth banned from:
>
> 1) Making any links to his personal site; and
> 2) Reverting any change made by someone else (even if
that change is a
> reversion of his change).
>
> If he can't live with those rules, he can be banned for
good.
>
+1
Would it be possible to re-enable write access for known
'good guys' so
we can continue the process maintaining the wiki?
> If you would like me to send this email (as someone who
has not
> interacted with him before) I'd be fine with that
(although I don't
> know his address).
>
Josh, I am happy to send this mail too, as I already have a
history with
him. I am not sure he will react overly well with someone
else 'wading
in' to this.
> Joshua.
>
>
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-Tony
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