QUOTE(Kelly Martin @ Wed 28th December 2011, 9:34pm)
QUOTE(Michaeldsuarez @ Wed 28th December 2011, 3:05pm)
Can someone please point out the post on this thread that commands, "Everyone. Vote oppose. Do it now. Obey"?
Doesn't matter. Wikipedia's anti-canvassing rules also prohibit making "uninvolved" persons aware of a "discussion" (that is, vote) on Wikipedia. Decisions are supposed to only be made by the right people, so inviting the wrong people is just plain out.
I think if it wasn't for SV's and Jayjg's secret mailing lists of a few years ago which they used to, among other things, call for help in torpeding RfAs they didn't approve of (like mine), then the promotion of "canvassing" as an illegal WP activity wouldn't be as strong. I think your point, that it is useless to prohibit canvassing, is correct. Since WP can't regulate participants sending emails to each other, messaging to their groups of friends on Facebook, or posting to Wikipedia Review, then why bother having an anti-"canvassing" rule?