After the events surrounding this case: http://05command.wikidot.com/forum/t-14208273/disciplinary-martyk-1 occurred, it was requested that Forum Crit staff be able to issue cease-and-desists for authors who clearly are non-receptive to feedback, and effectively take up resources that would be better allocated to authors willing to work with reviewers to improve their material for the site community in mind.
As context, there is existing precedent for team-based cease-and-desist actions, for site functions like tagging (if someone repeatedly tags pages incorrectly) and giving forum critique (if someone repeatedly gives problematic, misleading, and/or overly vehement feedback). I don't think these were documented straightforwardly though, since they just sort of emerged as standard practice when staff handled multiple cleanups pertaining to the same individuals.
As this is a team-focused change, I am putting the thread in this category for now. Similar to how previous forum changes were introduced and implemented:
- http://05command.wikidot.com/forum/t-12249918/limit-on-how-many-drafts-an-author-can-ask-for-forum-crit-on (post limits to prevent spam/flooding)
- http://05command.wikidot.com/forum/t-10622425/forum-crit-policy-two-tweaks (greenlighting)
- http://05command.wikidot.com/forum/t-13095778/new-ideas-critique-forum-policies (concept forum template)
If this needs to go to an official proposal and vote, feel free to let me know. In the meantime, I would really appreciate discussion (mostly from Forum Crit; all staff welcome to weigh in!) regarding:
1. How long should an author cease-and-desist last? (For comparison, a standard C&D for bad feedback is lifted when the user has written a successful mainsite page. For established authors, it is after they have posted helpful feedback on mainsite discussion threads, requested staff to look over the posts, and staff consensus is to let them post forum critique again.)
2. How should staff respond if the author ignores the C&D?
3. Are there any further questions/concerns to address before this becomes standard practice for Forum Crit moving forward?