I mentioned earlier that Hersfold seemed to be getting a little involved for a supposedly neutral clerk. (Don't you just love the way that ArbComm apes the terminology of a real court? I bet they wear black gowns to type their verdicts.) Recently Hersfold issued an
edict enjoining civility on all parties. Hilariously a discussion ensued as to whether comments here at WR were actionable, although by a strange coindence only Abd, out of all the involved parties who have been here, was singled out for criticism (thanks Raul654). Hersfold's
response was revealing:
Unfortunately, as it's off wiki, I can't do anything about it here. Why exactly was it "unfortunate" I wonder.
Meanwhile "uninvolved"
TotientDragoonedÂ
(T-C-L-K-R-D)
decided to stick an oar in. For daring to suggest that now-blocked Arkady Renkov might have had a point, he was declared a sock-puppet and forbidden to participate until ArbComm have finished a CheckUser on him. I predict the CU decision will be handed down about an minute before the case is closed (his fault if he misses the opportunity then). There's a pretty clear message for anyone else who dares to criticise WMC now. I wonder if that was the whole point of Renko's intervention?
Obviously the ArbComm have decided to get rid of Abd once and for all and don't care how blatantly they do it.