Board Thread:The Panopticon/@comment-188432-20131207065154/@comment-188432-20131223024832

Thanks everyone for a lively and informative debate. The clock is striking midnight on our window of opportunity with this thing, so I'm going to draw this conversation to a close. This thread was originally highlighted on 7th December, and then renewed on the 14th. We've retained heavy page views in the intervening time. I note the presence of several first-time posters. It seems to me fair to say, then, that the motion has had a reasonable opportunity to attract attention, and that it has actually done so. Most respondents have given the green light to this proposal, but Shambala108's reasonable caution is naturally worth heeding. The original proposal shall therefore be modified such that amnesty shall not extend to anyone blocked since 24 November 2013, inclusive of the 24th itself.

Amnesty shall begin at 2030 GMT 25 December 2013, and the decision will be highlighted through bot communication on user talk pages, a blog post at Community Central, and possibly elsewhere, as time allows.

Thanks again to all who participated in this important discussion!