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- Fri Oct 14, 2022 1:50 pm
- Forum: Governance
- Topic: Athaenara - Schadenfreude and Outrage
- Replies: 762
- Views: 129243
Re: Athaenara - Schadenfreude and Outrage
Y'all should back off and give her some time. Perhaps they should, but one of the biggest problems Wikipedia has always had is that people are irresistibly attracted to wherever the drama is happening, and they often have only a very short window in which to contribute to it in such a way that othe...
- Thu Dec 16, 2021 6:55 pm
- Forum: Governance
- Topic: Arbcom Elections 2021
- Replies: 369
- Views: 18917
Re: Arbcom Elections 2021
I would like to complain, but as the 5 candidates I endorsed on-wiki were the top 5 finishers, I'm not sure I can. It does appear that Cabayi's participation in l'affaire Sandifer did not affect the results. EDIT: also Cap'n Kudpung's take on this is worth repeating here: "The results did not match...
- Tue Nov 09, 2021 8:21 am
- Forum: Governance
- Topic: Arbcom Elections 2021
- Replies: 369
- Views: 18917
Re: Arbcom Elections 2021
With effulgent support from Kudpung, WWT is the first to put his name forward.
A shoo-in candidate. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedi ... _candidacy
A shoo-in candidate. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedi ... _candidacy
- Wed Oct 27, 2021 8:41 pm
- Forum: Governance
- Topic: Eostrix, current RfA candidate, ArbComBlocked as a sock of Icewhiz
- Replies: 312
- Views: 20146
Re: Eostrix, current RfA candidate, ArbComBlocked as a sock of Icewhiz
Interesting to see Kudpung directly referencing this thread, even encouraging people to view it. He's even complementary about the level of research. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Wikipedia_Signpost/Newsroom#Opinion_column I'm certain that in the past he said he would never come over ...
- Tue Jul 13, 2021 4:38 pm
- Forum: Governance
- Topic: Resysopping drama at BN
- Replies: 56
- Views: 4389
Re: Resysopping drama at BN
I still don't really get why he withdrew, there was going to easily be a consensus to resysop him. When you volunteer for something, and a bunch of people act like that, it’s a rational response to say, you know what, never mind, y’all can do it yourselves. When you volunteer for the job of prevent...
- Sun Apr 04, 2021 7:27 pm
- Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
- Topic: Admin Future Perfect openly outs and threatens banned user
- Replies: 79
- Views: 3605
- Sat Apr 18, 2020 8:39 pm
- Forum: News and Media
- Topic: Molly White - GW - Epik - $200 million dollar lawsuit
- Replies: 51
- Views: 2918
- Thu Apr 02, 2020 6:25 pm
- Forum: Governance
- Topic: Bbb23 chastised by Arbcom, quits Wikipedia (on April Fool's Day)
- Replies: 306
- Views: 26483
Re: Bbb23 chastised by Arbcom, quits Wikipedia (on April Fool's Day)
Following multiple complaints to the Committee, as well as the results of checkuser block appeals considered by the Committee, we performed an audit of Bbb23's checkuser tool use. I will note that we did not calculate a threshold of acceptable errors, as has been discussed here, but instead reviewe...
- Thu Apr 02, 2020 5:43 pm
- Forum: Governance
- Topic: Bbb23 chastised by Arbcom, quits Wikipedia (on April Fool's Day)
- Replies: 306
- Views: 26483
Re: Bbb23 chastised by Arbcom, quits Wikipedia (on April Fool's Day)
He's been fishing on an industrial scale for years. 60 a day. It went to his head and he should have been banned long ago.
- Thu Apr 02, 2020 3:47 pm
- Forum: Governance
- Topic: Bbb23 chastised by Arbcom, quits Wikipedia (on April Fool's Day)
- Replies: 306
- Views: 26483
Re: Bbb23 chastised by Arbcom, quits Wikipedia (on April Fool's Day)
Another good decision by a reforming committee. Bring on the next one.Randy from Boise wrote: ↑Thu Apr 02, 2020 3:39 amFirst Fram, then Kudpung, now BBB23... They are picking away at the problematic administrators.
RfB
- Thu Mar 12, 2020 8:07 am
- Forum: Governance
- Topic: Is an RFA stressful enough to cause a heart attack?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1073
Re: Is an RFA stressful enough to cause a heart attack?
See User talk:Guy Macon#message from guy's wife - says that Guy had a heart attack Tuesday, which would be the 3rd. Doug Weller talk 7:08 pm, 9 March 2020, last Monday (3 days ago) (UTC+0) I cannot see this reading any other way that the HA occurred on the 3rd - Tuesday - consistent with the end of...
- Wed Mar 11, 2020 9:15 pm
- Forum: Mission Statement, Terms of Service, and Welcome
- Topic: Aaaand, we're BACK! Ba-by!
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3673
Re: Aaaand, we're BACK! Ba-by!
Kudpung is located in ThailandMidsize Jake wrote: ↑Wed Mar 11, 2020 9:05 pmI guess that tends to suggest that this isn't some sort of revenge against us specifically, since we don't really know anybody in China or Singapore who would want to do something like this
- Wed Mar 11, 2020 7:38 pm
- Forum: Mission Statement, Terms of Service, and Welcome
- Topic: Aaaand, we're BACK! Ba-by!
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3673
Re: Aaaand, we're BACK! Ba-by!
What happened? DDoS - hmmmmm?
- Wed Mar 11, 2020 7:35 pm
- Forum: Governance
- Topic: RFA - Guy Macon
- Replies: 56
- Views: 4379
Re: RFA - Guy Macon
Guy had heart attack on Tuesday 3rd - RfA closed.
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- Sat Mar 07, 2020 4:08 pm
- Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
- Topic: Jytdog
- Replies: 1136
- Views: 177137
Re: Jytdog
Aren't his actions against general T&Cs? Shouldn't he have been office banned?Randy from Boise wrote: ↑Sat Mar 07, 2020 3:39 pmJYT never understood that the ends don't justify the means. Warriorism epitomized.
If he comes back, the dawg should have a long list of banned topics and a short leash.
RfB
- Fri Mar 06, 2020 12:25 pm
- Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
- Topic: Doug Mehus
- Replies: 3
- Views: 364
Re: Doug Mehus
ANI marathon Any thoughts on this guy? Seems to be an annoying oik who's behavior has recently escalated to the level of a prolonged block and future discussion venue prohibition. Been around a long time with no previous sanctions. Easy to suspect some sort of neurological spectrum disorder might b...
- Thu Mar 05, 2020 6:08 pm
- Forum: Governance
- Topic: RFA - Lee_Vilenski
- Replies: 8
- Views: 623
Re: RFA - Lee_Vilenski
He's UK based, so UTC, approx. Not sure what timeline Tim's chart uses....
- Thu Mar 05, 2020 1:11 pm
- Forum: Governance
- Topic: RFA - Lee_Vilenski
- Replies: 8
- Views: 623
- Wed Mar 04, 2020 10:13 pm
- Forum: Governance
- Topic: RFA - Guy Macon
- Replies: 56
- Views: 4379
- Wed Mar 04, 2020 9:06 pm
- Forum: Sexism
- Topic: Glorious Kudpung takes on another prominent Wikiwoman
- Replies: 507
- Views: 299175
Re: Glorious Kudpung takes on another prominent Wikiwoman
By the way, the "science" editors in Wikipedia, especially in the medicine, health, and environmental (climate change/global warming) topic areas have always been really rude to each other, especially to new editors. Is WP really ready now, after 10+ years, to take that on? Why is "science" in quot...
- Wed Mar 04, 2020 6:29 pm
- Forum: Governance
- Topic: Will Robert McClenon be lucky in his 3rd RFA this time ?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1168
Re: Will Robert McClenon be lucky in his 3rd RFA this time ?
Making his final preparations nearly there https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Robert_McClenon/RFA_questions Notable amount of coaching on the questions. I wouldn't be having Kudpung as a nominator in the present circumstances. I suspect that questions coaching frequently occurs off-wiki through ema...
- Wed Mar 04, 2020 5:53 pm
- Forum: Governance
- Topic: Will Robert McClenon be lucky in his 3rd RFA this time ?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1168
Re: Will Robert McClenon be lucky in his 3rd RFA this time ?
Notable amount of coaching on the questions. I wouldn't be having Kudpung as a nominator in the present circumstances.
- Wed Mar 04, 2020 3:36 pm
- Forum: Sexism
- Topic: Glorious Kudpung takes on another prominent Wikiwoman
- Replies: 507
- Views: 299175
Re: Glorious Kudpung takes on another prominent Wikiwoman
Where's Harry been for the last 6 months? Oppose, with no disrespect to your hard work and dedication but it seems you have a habit of rubbing people up the wrong way (to put it diplomatically). Essentially, I agree with Ritchie and Molly —there's too much potential drama from you being an admin, at...
- Wed Mar 04, 2020 1:45 pm
- Forum: Sexism
- Topic: Glorious Kudpung takes on another prominent Wikiwoman
- Replies: 507
- Views: 299175
Re: Glorious Kudpung takes on another prominent Wikiwoman
It's also not astonishing that having been instrumental in successfully bringing about some of the most important changes on Wikipedia, having spent lots of money and time attending Wikimanias and meet ups, and my thorough disillusionment with the way the WMF 'manages' its projects, that while I am...
- Tue Mar 03, 2020 10:49 pm
- Forum: Sexism
- Topic: Glorious Kudpung takes on another prominent Wikiwoman
- Replies: 507
- Views: 299175
Re: Glorious Kudpung takes on another prominent Wikiwoman
I've lived around bears for over 2 decades and have a healthy respect for them, whereas I'm just flat-out terrified of wolverines. They -never- give up. Every fight they get in is a fight to the death, and fighting is their default mode. Also they smell terrible. Now that it's over what are your th...
- Tue Mar 03, 2020 9:21 pm
- Forum: Governance
- Topic: RFA - Guy Macon
- Replies: 56
- Views: 4379
Re: RFA - Guy Macon
and he CLAIMS to fully support WP:ADMINACCT & WP:ADMINCOND!Poetlister wrote: ↑Tue Mar 03, 2020 9:16 pmIt's 17/12/0 already. Pudeo has opposed. I doubt that he has much chance.
- Tue Mar 03, 2020 8:04 am
- Forum: Sexism
- Topic: Glorious Kudpung takes on another prominent Wikiwoman
- Replies: 507
- Views: 299175
Re: Glorious Kudpung takes on another prominent Wikiwoman
The gay-pride linking was worse than usual asshole-behavior from Kudpung. He really should have stricken that, but that would have been like cornering a badger and hoping for it to roll over. That's when you send in the Dachshunds. It seems that the European badger is not as strong and aggressive a...
- Tue Mar 03, 2020 8:01 am
- Forum: Sexism
- Topic: Glorious Kudpung takes on another prominent Wikiwoman
- Replies: 507
- Views: 299175
Re: Glorious Kudpung takes on another prominent Wikiwoman
This would have been a "stay off my talk page" before the case: Since you mentioned me, I will let you know that [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee_Elections_December_2019/Candidates/Kudpung/Questions#Question_from_28bytes this comment] was not good. Your comment looks l...
- Mon Mar 02, 2020 7:18 pm
- Forum: Sexism
- Topic: Glorious Kudpung takes on another prominent Wikiwoman
- Replies: 507
- Views: 299175
Re: Glorious Kudpung takes on another prominent Wikiwoman
This would have been a "stay off my talk page" before the case: Since you mentioned me, I will let you know that [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee_Elections_December_2019/Candidates/Kudpung/Questions#Question_from_28bytes this comment] was not good. Your comment looks li...
- Sun Mar 01, 2020 5:41 pm
- Forum: Sexism
- Topic: Glorious Kudpung takes on another prominent Wikiwoman
- Replies: 507
- Views: 299175
Re: Glorious Kudpung takes on another prominent Wikiwoman
Kudpung thinks he's going out like Thích_Quảng_Đức . Sadly, it was more like this. Oh, he's not going anywhere. t He might not leave - despite claiming semi-retirement - but any further comments like "I have spent 2 hours examining your posts now kindly stay off my talk page" will not be made under...
- Sun Mar 01, 2020 3:17 pm
- Forum: Sexism
- Topic: Glorious Kudpung takes on another prominent Wikiwoman
- Replies: 507
- Views: 299175
Re: Glorious Kudpung takes on another prominent Wikiwoman
And this, my friend, is why the Fram outcome was so important. A bit different than the Fram case, in that when Fram went back up for RfA, he had no way to respond to the secret allegations, some of which have since come to light as being... well, you know the story. If Kudpung and BHG (and RHawort...
- Sun Mar 01, 2020 12:48 pm
- Forum: Sexism
- Topic: Glorious Kudpung takes on another prominent Wikiwoman
- Replies: 507
- Views: 299175
Re: Glorious Kudpung takes on another prominent Wikiwoman
Regretfully it came to this Kudpung, your sysop flag was removed following a request by ArbCom at WP:BN. You may seek restoration via WP:RFA at any time. Best regards, — xaosflux Talk 12:29 am, Today (UTC+0) Regretful, Xaosflux? I heard the rounds of applause and the popping of champagne corks in th...
- Sun Mar 01, 2020 9:47 am
- Forum: Sexism
- Topic: Glorious Kudpung takes on another prominent Wikiwoman
- Replies: 507
- Views: 299175
Re: Glorious Kudpung takes on another prominent Wikiwoman
Here is his full statement - TL;DR as usual. Lashing out at everyone he thinks has conspired against him in his usual caustic style. There are none so blind than those who will not see. Okay, that's a diva-quit. :banana: (Extra points for the near-complete lack of self-reflection, of course.) No co...
- Sun Mar 01, 2020 9:00 am
- Forum: Sexism
- Topic: Glorious Kudpung takes on another prominent Wikiwoman
- Replies: 507
- Views: 299175
Re: Glorious Kudpung takes on another prominent Wikiwoman
Here is his full statement - TL;DR as usual. Lashing out at everyone he thinks has conspired against him in his usual caustic style. There are none so blind than those who will not see. Please note that the following is a personal statement, made solely to explain my thoughts in response to the ArbC...
- Sat Feb 29, 2020 11:00 pm
- Forum: Sexism
- Topic: Glorious Kudpung takes on another prominent Wikiwoman
- Replies: 507
- Views: 299175
Re: Glorious Kudpung takes on another prominent Wikiwoman
Completely agree with you. Absentee drafter (Joe Roe again), Xeno using back channels to reduce the remedy and a total lack of clerking in the middle stages.
- Sat Feb 29, 2020 10:45 pm
- Forum: Sexism
- Topic: Glorious Kudpung takes on another prominent Wikiwoman
- Replies: 507
- Views: 299175
Re: Glorious Kudpung takes on another prominent Wikiwoman
Kudpung has obviously seen the way the wind's blowing: Kudpung Should that be classified as one of these so-called "diva quits"? Ironic that clerk Dreamy Jazz is tying up the loose ends on the case closure https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Kudpung considering Kudpung's interest in the subject...
- Fri Feb 28, 2020 6:14 pm
- Forum: Sexism
- Topic: Glorious Kudpung takes on another prominent Wikiwoman
- Replies: 507
- Views: 299175
Re: Glorious Kudpung takes on another prominent Wikiwoman
Last minute attempts to appear conciliatory and cooperative in his favorite topic area where he used to fly off the handle about broadcasting the franchise for RfA and restricting voters? :I hear you, {{U|MJL}}, and you have my total empathy, but as you can see, the community is not going to let thi...
- Fri Feb 28, 2020 5:22 pm
- Forum: Governance
- Topic: RfB - Jo-Jo Eumerus
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1049
Re: RfB - Jo-Jo Eumerus
so would I.Ritchie333 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 28, 2020 5:16 pmI'm not nominating myself as I'm too controversial and have yelled at too many people, plus I'm not really interested anyway. A number of people have suggested I run for Arbcom, but frankly I'd rather stick red hot pokers in my eyes.
- Fri Feb 28, 2020 5:03 pm
- Forum: Governance
- Topic: RfB - Jo-Jo Eumerus
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1049
Re: RfB - Jo-Jo Eumerus
Amazing; when did we last have three RfBs going at once? I know Jo-Jo as one of the very best admins when it comes to content creation (if that's not damning with faint praise). I have little experience of him acting as an admin. Currently 26/6/1 or 81%, which is probably not a pass, but it's early...
- Thu Feb 27, 2020 8:44 pm
- Forum: Sexism
- Topic: Glorious Kudpung takes on another prominent Wikiwoman
- Replies: 507
- Views: 299175
Re: Glorious Kudpung takes on another prominent Wikiwoman
Lourdes trying to get this redacted: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Kudpung/Proposed_decision#Statement_by_Giano Statement by Giano Ive hardly had interaction with Kudpung, although I have a feeling there may have been a negative spat a several years ago, I re...
- Thu Feb 27, 2020 5:33 pm
- Forum: Sexism
- Topic: Glorious Kudpung takes on another prominent Wikiwoman
- Replies: 507
- Views: 299175
Re: Glorious Kudpung takes on another prominent Wikiwoman
Why hasn't this thing been promulgated? Waiting for Joe Roe to turn up is an exercise in futility - IIRC, he did the same a year ago in the first case of the year. I mean, WTF - is he not watching?
- Wed Feb 26, 2020 10:51 pm
- Forum: Sexism
- Topic: Glorious Kudpung takes on another prominent Wikiwoman
- Replies: 507
- Views: 299175
Re: Glorious Kudpung takes on another prominent Wikiwoman
Finally, GONE! ( Kudpung desysop'ed by 6-2-1 arb ) But, for kind of the wrong reasons: Kudpung has been a patronising arsehole towards everyone for years. - yet gets killed when gender-whiney'ings kick in. You've jumped the gun a little bit, voting still hasn't finished. Nope, because: For this cas...
- Wed Feb 26, 2020 8:29 pm
- Forum: Sexism
- Topic: Glorious Kudpung takes on another prominent Wikiwoman
- Replies: 507
- Views: 299175
Re: Glorious Kudpung takes on another prominent Wikiwoman
But, for kind of the wrong reasons: Kudpung has been a patronising arsehole towards everyone for years. - yet gets killed when gender-whiney'ings kick in. The squeaky wheel gets the grease, I suppose, but that doesn't mean it's wrong to grease the squeaky wheel. Besides, like I (we?) keep saying, i...
- Wed Feb 26, 2020 6:32 pm
- Forum: Sexism
- Topic: Glorious Kudpung takes on another prominent Wikiwoman
- Replies: 507
- Views: 299175
Re: Glorious Kudpung takes on another prominent Wikiwoman
What with back channel discussions with Kudpung, alternative remedies and now this: Has the committee ever walked back a decision to remove administrative privileges before? Not intentional temporary removals, which I understand occurred 9+ years ago, but vacating a desysop and directing bureaucrat...
- Wed Feb 26, 2020 3:37 pm
- Forum: Sexism
- Topic: Glorious Kudpung takes on another prominent Wikiwoman
- Replies: 507
- Views: 299175
Re: Glorious Kudpung takes on another prominent Wikiwoman
What with back channel discussions with Kudpung, alternative remedies and now this: Has the committee ever walked back a decision to remove administrative privileges before? Not intentional temporary removals, which I understand occurred 9+ years ago, but vacating a desysop and directing bureaucrats...
- Wed Feb 26, 2020 3:02 pm
- Forum: Sexism
- Topic: Glorious Kudpung takes on another prominent Wikiwoman
- Replies: 507
- Views: 299175
Re: Glorious Kudpung takes on another prominent Wikiwoman
The Arbs who voted to desysop Kudpung when he turns up at Wikimania:
- Wed Feb 26, 2020 2:37 pm
- Forum: Sexism
- Topic: Glorious Kudpung takes on another prominent Wikiwoman
- Replies: 507
- Views: 299175
Re: Glorious Kudpung takes on another prominent Wikiwoman
I see this morning that the vote to desysop has moved to 6-2, and Kudpunk is officially toast. A little surprising that it worked out that way. Kudos to the six: AGK, Mkdw, David Fuchs, Bradv, Katie, and CasBetterlatethanneverLiber. This should send a message to admins about being a bully with butt...
- Wed Feb 26, 2020 1:15 pm
- Forum: Sexism
- Topic: Glorious Kudpung takes on another prominent Wikiwoman
- Replies: 507
- Views: 299175
Re: Glorious Kudpung takes on another prominent Wikiwoman
Should be "Boom" then, a late change by Cas Liber: Actually on re-reading some exchanges, I can't support continued adminship. I can live with dustups with other people, and even saying misogynistic comments in the heat of the moment, but looking back, the number of veiled threats where Kudpung allu...
- Tue Feb 25, 2020 11:49 pm
- Forum: Sexism
- Topic: Glorious Kudpung takes on another prominent Wikiwoman
- Replies: 507
- Views: 299175
Re: Glorious Kudpung takes on another prominent Wikiwoman
Let's look at it from another angle. Has ArbCom ever suggested passing a suspended sentence on any non-admin? No, they haven't. This is just unwholesome wriggling. Most recent would be a proposed suspended interaction ban on 2 non admins in 2017 ([link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitr...
- Tue Feb 25, 2020 11:30 pm
- Forum: Governance
- Topic: RFB- SilkTork
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1502
Re: RFB- SilkTork
Nominated by WTT, no less. I'm consistently surprised that anyone gives a damn what I think. If you abolished crats, someone would have to decide on how to close an RfA, and stewards can't do everything. Would people prefer Arbcom to decide? Stewards aren't the best option - the "global" culture is...