User:Davidwr/No illegal threats



Rather than threatening to beat someone up, you should always first attempt to resolve disputes with civility and by hiring a mediator or arbitrator if necessary.

If you must beat someone up, we cannot prevent you from doing so ourselves. However, we may call the police as they may be able to stop you directly. If your issue involves Jimbo Wales himself, please be aware that you may wind up on the wrong end of the fight.

If you make physical threats or take physical action over a dispute, you may be locked up so that the matter is not exacerbated through other channels. Users who kill others will typically be locked up until the other party comes back to life.

Physical threats should be reported to law enforcement or your personal threat management team.

What is not an illegal threat
A polite, coherent complaint or a request to return borrowed goods is not a threat.

Background to the policy

 * See: Ten Commandments, Code of Hamurabi, Bill of Rights, or any book on legal history.

Hear also

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