......I am actually very emotional and angry about this whole thing and it is difficult for me to remain calm and polite. I was unable to join in any of the phone conversations with T&S because I could not trust myself not to say something inappropriate or damaging. At least with the keyboard there is the chance of pausing to reflect before sending. ..... SilkTork (talk) 09:18, 13 September 2019 (UTC)
Oh, poor you.
Your reflection needs work.
....... I have even more of a problem that the Foundation took it upon themselves to disregard the self-governance of this community and ban Fram without even consulting ArbCom........Of course none of this would have happened if T&S had left the community to deal with our own conduct issues. It was wrong of them to get involved. Full stop.
You were consulted. That is a matter of public record. It was part of the minutes from your regularly scheduled conference call between ArbCom and T&S.
Also a matter of public record, is the reason why this proper consultation never resulted in ArbCom expressing their vehement opposition to an impending external action (if we are to even assume this outrage could or would have existed at the time), namely it was your own inability to properly resource your functions and/or just get your shit together, that meant it didn't manifest at a time when disaster could have been averted.
And it is not even in doubt that getting involved in the manner they did was perfectly legitimate under both the legal contract all users sign with the Foundation, and the posted policies governing such things. The fact the English Wikipedians disavowed it as a local rule once they realized it could be applied to Vested Administrators, is neither here nor there. The fact the Terms of Use is a document widely ignored by all English Wikipedia community members, is rather the point.
I can readily imagine the FURIOUS ANGER that must envelop people who are forced to endure this bullshit as if it were "governance", not as volunteers, but as paid employees of the supposed service sector of that supposed self-government.
You couldn't pay me a million dollars to do it. I do this for free, because what motivates me is the sheer public deception of it all. The general public has no idea of the sheer depth of incompetence and corruption at the heart of the con-trick that is the "volunteer written" encyclopedia.
I can only imagine the stress involved when your mortgage potentially rests on the performance of the rank amateurs the English Wikipedia community routinely elects to their highest offices, as their supposed best and brightest.
There is certainly nothing that can be said about the anger and stress of ArbCom, or even Fram, that will eclipse the distress caused to the real victims. Even now, due to your bunglings, they still cannot be sure they're not going to be exposed to further harassment, for the crime of reporting a poorly performing Administrator to the proper authorities. Lest you forget, there really is only one reason T&S didn't do what they usually have done and let you deal with it.
Can you guess what it is? Can you articulate it clearly and unambiguously even when a hundred angry manchildren are biting your ankles? We're seeing from your continued screwups, the answer is no. Nobody can. Hence why behavioral policies exist and should be enforced, especially in times of high stakes controversy when gross breaches are extremely likely to occur.
You had just one job. One.
Just piss off into your well deserved retirement, sorry, your premature resignation from a role you promised the community you would do for a set time, and let the professionals take it from here.
First order of business. All that shit you said on the ArbCom mailing list that reveals ArbCom's role in failing to provide genuine leadership to foster an environment where FRAMBAN would never have happened, because it would be inconceivable that a routine complaint about Administrator standards couldn't be handed to the local authorities. SURPISE. To protect their own interests, T&S have just decided it is suitable for public consumption. They're feeding it to their media contacts as we speak, a practice ArbCom has never once condemned that I can recall, despite these press releases often appearing to speak for "the community".
Sadly, no. You're safe. This was just an exercise in an imagined future born from a place where actions have consequences. You might know it. It's called real life. Not a place too many Wikipedians visit. More's the pity.