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by Marteau
Mon Apr 06, 2015 6:54 am
Forum: Web 2.0: The Emperor's New Clothes
Topic: The internet makes ignorant people think they're educated
Replies: 13
Views: 582

Re: The internet makes ignorant people think they're educate

Aids such as Google can make people smarter, like a car can make people faster. "Can" is the operative word here... it depends on who is doing the driving.
by Marteau
Wed Apr 01, 2015 10:34 pm
Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
Topic: Creative Vandalism
Replies: 464
Views: 141786

Re: Creative Vandalism

There are two types of people in the world. The first type (to which I belong) will never cast his shadow anywhere it is not welcome. The moment it is made clear that my presence is no longer welcome, it is at that time I quit the place and don't look back. Then there are the Kohsers of the world wh...
by Marteau
Fri Mar 13, 2015 6:52 pm
Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
Topic: Someone just deleted the Five Pillars
Replies: 8
Views: 690

Re: Someone just deleted the Five Pillars

cyofee wrote:Courtesy of Cyde and open source software.
I think it's safe to say that without open source software such as CluebotNG, Wikipedia would have drowned under vandalism years ago, instead of struggling with the issue as it is now.
by Marteau
Wed Feb 25, 2015 8:11 pm
Forum: Governance
Topic: Another day, another Gamergate ArbCom case
Replies: 988
Views: 64139

Re: Another day, another Gamergate ArbCom case

NorthBySouthBaranof at it again, editing in violation of his topic ban on "any gender related dispute or controversy"

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?ti ... =648689186
by Marteau
Sat Feb 07, 2015 2:23 pm
Forum: Governance
Topic: Another day, another Gamergate ArbCom case
Replies: 988
Views: 64139

Re: Another day, another Gamergate ArbCom case

Please don't carry on with false equivalencies and straw men. It makes your agenda too transparent. Most here are also aware that Phyllis Schlafly and Michele Bachmann are women too. Chiding me for allegedly using "false equivalencies" while dropping "Schlafly" and "Bachmann" bombs... do go on! You...
by Marteau
Sat Feb 07, 2015 10:18 am
Forum: Governance
Topic: Another day, another Gamergate ArbCom case
Replies: 988
Views: 64139

Re: Another day, another Gamergate ArbCom case

Despite the tendency and evident desire of the press to polarize the debate, just as there are female gamers there are female gamergaters. Many have been the subject of vicious on and off-line harrassment, threats of violence, and accusations of being gender traitors and the like. Threats of violenc...
by Marteau
Thu Feb 05, 2015 8:46 pm
Forum: Biographies (BLPs) & Privacy
Topic: Dershowitz screams again
Replies: 50
Views: 3148

Re: Dershowitz screams again

And someone named "Marteau", who I don't recall running across before, pops up and tries to semi-protect the article. I did not. The article was semi-protected months prior to this issue, and was semi-protected during these edits and talk page discussions. That protection since expired. If you need...