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== Blocks of Peter Damian ==

== Blocks of Peter Damian ==

I first came into contact with FT2 in the early part of 2007.  A group of editors on the philosophy pages were concerned about a user (who has since been [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&type=block&page=User%3ALudvikus blocked for 2 years].  FT2 was called upon to mediate.  This process, which should have been simply a matter of blocking the offender, was an interminably drawn-out affair, protracted by FT2's insistence that every point of view should be represented.  This was incorrect, and not consistent with Wikipedia policy, which requires an approach defined by reliable secondary source material.  This incident was instrumental in causing a good editor (the Oxford philosopher and Wikipedia administrator Mel Etitis) to leave the project for good.   

I first came into contact with FT2 in the early part of 2007.  A group of editors on the philosophy pages were concerned about a user (who has since been [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&type=block&page=User%3ALudvikus blocked for 2 years]).  FT2 was called upon to mediate.  This process, which should have been simply a matter of blocking the offender, was an interminably drawn-out affair, protracted by FT2's insistence that every point of view should be represented.  This was incorrect, and not consistent with Wikipedia policy, which requires an approach defined by reliable secondary source material.  This incident was instrumental in causing a good editor (the Oxford philosopher and Wikipedia administrator Mel Etitis) to leave the project for good.   

This prompted me to look at FT2's edit history, where I soon found (in early 2007, note) his work on bestiality and neurolinguistic programming.  I did not bring this up at the time because he was merely another editor, and I had no idea of the immense power that he was beginning to acquire on the project.  

This prompted me to look at FT2's edit history, where I soon found (in early 2007, note) his work on bestiality and neurolinguistic programming.  I did not bring this up at the time because he was merely another editor, and I had no idea of the immense power that he was beginning to acquire on the project.