QUOTE(carbuncle @ Thu 5th January 2012, 2:09pm)
QUOTE(Michaeldsuarez @ Thu 5th January 2012, 1:53pm)
Leaders must deal with and accept harassment all the time, yet Fae appears not to be able to handle any sort of harassment. How did someone such as Fae end up in a WMUK position of leadership? Leadership isn't for the timid or the faint of heart.
To be fair, he isn't putting himself out as a leader. He is a trustee for a charity.
and a board member of the company.
I would take issue with the wording. I would say that "People in positions of responsibility must accept that they will be scrutinised." which is different from harassment. Obama tends to be harassed rather than scrutinised - e.g. the Birther movement was one of harassment without a legitimate basis and just because he is a major world leader does not mean that it is legitimate to harass him.
However, the public has a right to be assured that those who are operating in a public role are competent, and as such anyone accepting a position has a duty to demonstrate, within reason, that they are fit and proper.
I would also recognise that Wikipedian interactions rarely seem to represent fair scrutiny, lynching is a fairly popular activity, along with deception and spinning, so it is understandable that any Wikipedian would eventually find it hard to distinguish between legitimate enquiry and harassment. Anyone putting themselves forward within Wikipedia should recognise that harassment is the nature of the game and should have a thick skin or not involve themselves.