User:Psb777
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Paul Beardsell thinks people should have enough courage of their convictions so as not to hide behind a pseudonym. Of course, this may be impossible when who you are is considered more important than what you say. He can be e-mailed at <HisFirstName>@<HisSurname>.com. There's also a web site.
[edit] Wikipedia and society
It should not surprise us that Wikipedia has become a mirror of larger society. There are arbitrators (judges) some of whom are good and others bad at assessing behaviour against a set of standards and rules (laws), some arrogantly ignore due process. Some arbitrators even behave commonly in ways that they do not tolerate in others. Admins (cops) who are mostly good but some who enforce the rulings with over-bearing and bullying zeal, and they do so without much criticism. Surely, there are vandals who need effective policing, and otherwise good citizens need to be encouraged to act reasonably: Admins and arbitrators are needed (probably). Wikipedia is great, mostly, as is society. And has its failings, similarly. The vast body of editors (citizens) are unconcerned about failings of the system until it effects them personally. The freedoms of society have not evolved naturally, they have had to be fought for, and they must be jealously guarded. I suggest the same is true at Wikipedia. Bad behaviour from arbitrators and admins is worse than bad behaviour from ordinary editors. It should not be tolerated. These failings need to be pointed out. And good admins and good arbitrators must agree. Necessarily. They already do, of course. But they should do so out loud, not silently.
