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Outside view by Short Brigade Harvester Boris
Lar's consistent position is that he is an uninvolved administrator in the climate change probation because he does not edit articles in that topic area. It is indeed true that he does not edit such articles, so that he qualifies as "uninvolved" under that formal criterion.
But there is a long tradition on Wikipedia that following the spirit of policy is as important as following the letter of policy. A sample -- by no means complete -- of the points that raise concern over Lar's behavior in this regard includes where he:
* Derides a group of editors in the enforcement area as "socially inept." [4]
* Advocates a specific content position while engaged on the enforcement talk page.[5]
* Makes no secret of his desire to "level the playing field"[6][7] by tilting it more favorably toward one group of editors and less favorably to another. As such he comes to the sanctions not as an impartial arbiter, but as one with a preconceived agenda.
* Promotes a battleground mentality by lumping editors together as "the cadre,"[8] the "science club,"[9] and a "cabal."[10]
* While engaged on the enforcement page itself, sarcastically berates an editor for having opposed his reconfirmation as steward.[11][12]
At bottom the question is whether we are meant solely to follow the letter of policy or whether we also should respect its spirit. If adherence to the strict letter of policy is all that matters, then there is no ground for this RfC and it should be closed. If adherence to the spirit of policy is of any interest at all, then Lar's continued involvement in enforcing the climate change probation is problematic.
What shit. Boris is confusing his mouth and his anus again.
(Any conversation about WP's "governance" always seems to lead back to the butthole.
I think there's a lesson in there.........somewhere.)
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