On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 15:53, Aryeh Gregor <simetrical+wikil...@gmail.com> wrote: > You're mistaken. The toolserver has strict rules: > > https://wiki.toolserver.org/view/Rules > > Using toolserver access in a manner that does not further the > toolserver's goals (or, indeed, hinders them) is a misappropriation of > donated resources and will be dealt with harshly. More than a few > users' accounts have been shut down for abuse. Even if something is > not specifically against the rules, toolserver roots reserve the right > to prohibit or penalize it ex post facto at their discretion. As the > rules say: "The toolserver is not a wiki and excuses such as 'the > rules didn't say I can't do this' will be ignored." > > Since this isn't urgent, I'll leave it for more active admins to deal > with. However, I would not be at all surprised if the user was asked > to take down the redirect, at the very least.
As admin (but not Toolserver admin), the sense of rules similar to " excuses such as 'the rules didn't say I can't do this' will be ignored." is obvious to me and it means "don't make troubles". Having a redirect to a Wikipedia page is not "making troubles". This issue could be discussed more and I am not saying that the best way for making directory listing forbidden is to make such redirect. However, raising this issue at foundation-l is more about making troubles than having such redirect. _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
