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by Mathsci
Fri May 17, 2013 9:08 pm
Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
Topic: Akuri and Mathsci
Replies: 48
Views: 6769

Re: Akuri and Mathsci

Mathsci, are you going to apologize to Eric or not? Yes or no. Yes and no. Independently of this website I did send an email to Alison as soon as I saw her edit because the IP user page was on my watchlist. I have no idea why Russavia was so certain who was operating the comcast IPs. I knew from 20...
by Mathsci
Fri May 17, 2013 2:22 pm
Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
Topic: Akuri and Mathsci
Replies: 48
Views: 6769

Re: Akuri and Mathsci

Mathsci, are you going to apologize to Eric or not? Yes or no. Yes and no. Independently of this website I did send an email to Alison as soon as I saw her edit because the IP user page was on my watchlist. I have no idea why Russavia was so certain who was operating the comcast IPs. I knew from 20...
by Mathsci
Fri May 17, 2013 8:45 am
Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
Topic: Akuri and Mathsci
Replies: 48
Views: 6769

Re: Akuri and Mathsci

NuclearWarfare's basis for the block fell flat when he started out with "Checkuser evidence makes it clear that you are using proxies in an attempt to evade scrutiny of any previous interaction with Wikipedia." This is actually not why he was using them and I, as well as several other editors and a...
by Mathsci
Fri May 17, 2013 8:22 am
Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
Topic: Akuri and Mathsci
Replies: 48
Views: 6769

Re: Akuri and Mathsci

Mathsci, are you going to apologize to Eric or not? Yes or no. Yes and no. Independently of this website I did send an email to Alison as soon as I saw her edit because the IP user page was on my watchlist. I have no idea why Russavia was so certain who was operating the comcast IPs. I knew from 20...
by Mathsci
Fri May 17, 2013 4:19 am
Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
Topic: Akuri and Mathsci
Replies: 48
Views: 6769

Re: Akuri and Mathsci

Returning to the subject, the mystery of why or how Akuri was editing as he did seems to have been solved. One or two last pieces of the jigsaw could still be added. Let's make sure I understand this. You're aware that the reason he seems to know more than he should is because he's been correspondi...
by Mathsci
Fri May 17, 2013 3:30 am
Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
Topic: Akuri and Mathsci
Replies: 48
Views: 6769

Re: Akuri and Mathsci

Akuri has now been indefinitely blocked by NuclearWarfare. And you owe me an apology. Apology for what? Something that happened here on wikipediocracy or something that happened in Lakeport? Allow me to throw you a http://wikipediocracy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=41770#p41770 . Blame Russavia. Stran...
by Mathsci
Fri May 17, 2013 2:37 am
Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
Topic: Akuri and Mathsci
Replies: 48
Views: 6769

Re: Akuri and Mathsci

Akuri has explained that he has been in correspondence with Cla68. Cla68 was blocked three weeks before Akuri's account was created.
by Mathsci
Fri May 17, 2013 1:27 am
Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
Topic: Akuri and Mathsci
Replies: 48
Views: 6769

Re: Akuri and Mathsci

EricBarbour wrote:
Mathsci wrote:Akuri has now been indefinitely blocked by NuclearWarfare.
And you owe me an apology.
Apology for what? Something that happened here on wikipediocracy or something that happened in Lakeport?
by Mathsci
Fri May 17, 2013 12:24 am
Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
Topic: Akuri and Mathsci
Replies: 48
Views: 6769

Re: Akuri and Mathsci

Akuri has now been indefinitely blocked by NuclearWarfare.
by Mathsci
Mon May 06, 2013 4:48 am
Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
Topic: Akuri and Mathsci
Replies: 48
Views: 6769

Re: Akuri and Mathsci

Akuri has no need of assistance from others. He is a complete natural. Minutes ago, perhaps in a vegemite induced trance, he attempted to push an arbcom request in his preferred direction with this edit . :popcorn: It is somewhat relevant to that request. Artifex pushed for the proposed topic ban a...
by Mathsci
Sun May 05, 2013 10:32 pm
Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
Topic: Akuri and Mathsci
Replies: 48
Views: 6769

Re: Akuri and Mathsci

The Devil's Advocate wrote:This conversation was quite interesting.
Akuri has no need of assistance from others. He is a complete natural.
Minutes ago, perhaps in a vegemite induced trance, he attempted to push an arbcom request in his preferred direction with this edit. :popcorn:
by Mathsci
Sat May 04, 2013 5:08 pm
Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
Topic: Akuri and Mathsci
Replies: 48
Views: 6769

Re: The Scarlet Letter

Captain Occam wrote:I hope you guys are following this newest situation as it unfolds. The bogus sock category is up for deletion now: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia: ... s_of_Akuri
Why should anybody be interested in Akuri?
by Mathsci
Sun Apr 21, 2013 12:30 am
Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
Topic: Cla68 is still blocked
Replies: 70
Views: 3556

Re: Cla68 is still blocked

There are several articles someone has asked me to help improve or complete. Otherwise, I'm for the most part done with improving WP articles because of the Mathsci/FPAS thing. I'm not sure if you still check WP, but in case you don't I figured I'd let you know that Mathsci's replied to your post t...
by Mathsci
Tue Mar 26, 2013 10:43 am
Forum: Governance
Topic: Arbitration Enforcement, the one man show!
Replies: 11
Views: 549

Re: Arbitration Enforcement, the one man show!

Sandstein is a stickler for the rules. Which are utterly incoherent and contradictory. Well yes, but he does at least attempt to stick by them fairly rigidly. (Which does occasionally result in the impression he must be running in circles like a cat chasing its tail, but there you go.) I pretty sur...
by Mathsci
Sun Mar 24, 2013 2:47 pm
Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
Topic: How many members here are actually banned from WP?
Replies: 147
Views: 6691

Re: How many members here are actually banned from WP?

Guthlac of Crowland did not have any neignbours. He lived in a hole in a mound. Interesting article. What is strimulentes loquelas ? Might be worth explaining this to the average Wikipedia reader. What is 'British-speaking'? Did the Britons have a single language? Sorry to derail the thread. A bit ...
by Mathsci
Sun Mar 24, 2013 9:55 am
Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
Topic: How many members here are actually banned from WP?
Replies: 147
Views: 6691

Re: How many members here are actually banned from WP?

Also never blocked, never banned; always edited articles whiled logged into my named account. I left at the height of the Essjay scandal and never felt tempted to return. Never blocked, never banned, never edited with a sock. You'd think after all my associations with Malleus i'd at least have one ...
by Mathsci
Sun Mar 24, 2013 9:33 am
Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
Topic: How many members here are actually banned from WP?
Replies: 147
Views: 6691

Re: How many members here are actually banned from WP?

He was saying things like this before he was ill, too. I was actually speaking generally, and not with deference to any physical or mental impairments. More than a few times I have thought about sharing some not-so-pleasant opinions about other people. Granted, if someone seems to have a perpetual ...
by Mathsci
Sat Mar 23, 2013 10:18 pm
Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
Topic: How many members here are actually banned from WP?
Replies: 147
Views: 6691

Re: How many members here are actually banned from WP?

Never blocked, never banned, never edited with a sock. You'd think after all my associations with Malleus i'd at least have one block or something... ah, well. Not to be, at least not right now. Greetings Ealdgyth. I thought I recognized you as one of the Anglo-Saxon saints editors. Quite different...
by Mathsci
Sat Mar 23, 2013 12:14 pm
Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
Topic: How many members here are actually banned from WP?
Replies: 147
Views: 6691

Re: How many members here are actually banned from WP?

What he actually said was FUCK THIS PLACE "Jclemens is absolute douche. Thanks MastCell, you're a good guy. If I were completely healthy, I'd love to see Jclemens in person. Probably a little pussy that would hide in his mommy's basement. Wouldn't have the balls to talk to me like a man. GO FUCK YO...
by Mathsci
Sat Mar 23, 2013 7:36 am
Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
Topic: How many members here are actually banned from WP?
Replies: 147
Views: 6691

Re: How many members here are actually banned from WP?

I have never been banned. Orangemarlin was mentioned above. Risker indef blocked him because he had made a personal attack. She wrote, "Clean up your act. This sort of stuff isn't acceptable, even if you're upset and angry. If you're that ticked off, turn off the computer and walk away. I know you a...
by Mathsci
Fri Mar 22, 2013 10:29 am
Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
Topic: Doxing, Outing or Harassment
Replies: 157
Views: 7454

Re: Doxing, Outing or Harassment

Turnedworm, are you going to respond to my point about outing policy only being enforced for certain editors, while others (such as Beyond my Ken) are able to get away with doing exactly the same thing Cla68 got blocked for, even when it's reported? This is an opportunity for you to show whether yo...
by Mathsci
Fri Mar 22, 2013 7:21 am
Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
Topic: Doxing, Outing or Harassment
Replies: 157
Views: 7454

Re: Doxing, Outing or Harassment

For fuck's sake. Will you gentlemen please stop focusing on the finer points of "policies", and just come out and say that the administration of Wikipedia is completely incompetent, corrupt, and inconsistent? You keep arguing around these trivial items. They mean nothing, because you're not Wiki-Co...
by Mathsci
Wed Mar 13, 2013 1:36 am
Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
Topic: The dumbest ArbCom yet?
Replies: 109
Views: 5191

Re: The dumbest ArbCom yet?

Hersfold just resigned as arbitrator, checkuser, oversighter, administrator, bureaucrat and edit filter manager.

Perhaps RegentsPark will now replace him.

More explanations here.

I can see why he was stressed.
by Mathsci
Tue Mar 12, 2013 8:31 pm
Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
Topic: And now MZMcBride indeffed
Replies: 37
Views: 2179

Re: And now MZMcBride indeffed

SirFozzie wrote:Yup. And I've proposed adding WO to the spamblacklist while the outing information up.

I don't like doing it, as I said, WO has a lot of value pointing out issues, but the article posted crossed a line and is counterproductive.
It could be a temporary measure until things blow over.
by Mathsci
Tue Mar 12, 2013 8:22 pm
Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
Topic: And now MZMcBride indeffed
Replies: 37
Views: 2179

Re: And now MZMcBride indeffed

:popcorn: More drama since Hex has restored the link. SirFozzie had this to say on my talk page: MzMcBride was deliberately pushing the limits here, as he's done time and time again in the past. (he is the only editor I know to lose his administrator rights twice.. (well, to be accurate, he resigne...
by Mathsci
Tue Mar 12, 2013 6:28 pm
Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
Topic: And now MZMcBride indeffed
Replies: 37
Views: 2179

Re: And now MZMcBride indeffed

By AGK. Presumably for this http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:Arbitration_Committee/Noticeboard&diff=prev&oldid=543665147 i.e. for linking to this site. Edit: And also it's worth noting that this was NOT marked as an oversight or checkuser block, hence it's ok to undue it. Ke...
by Mathsci
Tue Mar 12, 2013 9:41 am
Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
Topic: The dumbest ArbCom yet?
Replies: 109
Views: 5191

Re: The dumbest ArbCom yet?

Zoloft wrote:Your guy, Elkman (T-C-L), who said that... does he walk around with a pomegranate on his head?


This does not look like a piece of fruit to me:

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by Mathsci
Tue Mar 12, 2013 9:16 am
Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
Topic: The dumbest ArbCom yet?
Replies: 109
Views: 5191

Re: The dumbest ArbCom yet?

One of the parties to the case commented about the skewing attempts, "As far as The Devil's Advocate goes, he appears to be the kind of person who just follows people around and complains about admin misconduct and ArbCom misconduct, but doesn't appear to write substantial article contributions. In...
by Mathsci
Tue Mar 12, 2013 8:29 am
Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
Topic: The dumbest ArbCom yet?
Replies: 109
Views: 5191

Re: The dumbest ArbCom yet?

The Doncram case finished well, despite attempts to skew things against one of the main parties. They fell flat. Woo-hoo! One of the parties to the case commented about the skewing attempts, "As far as The Devil's Advocate goes, he appears to be the kind of person who just follows people around and...
by Mathsci
Tue Mar 12, 2013 7:44 am
Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
Topic: The dumbest ArbCom yet?
Replies: 109
Views: 5191

Re: The dumbest ArbCom yet?

The Doncram case finished well, despite attempts to skew things against one of the main parties. They fell flat.
by Mathsci
Thu Mar 07, 2013 2:29 am
Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
Topic: Cla blocked on WP for linking to Russavia blog posting
Replies: 350
Views: 10850

Re: Cla blocked on WP for linking to Russavia blog posting

Gwickwire has just confirmed all of Demiurge's statements on Demiurge's talk page.

I'm aware that Demiurge has helped when editors as young as 13 needed some kind of counselling or guidance.
by Mathsci
Wed Mar 06, 2013 9:44 pm
Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
Topic: Cla blocked on WP for linking to Russavia blog posting
Replies: 350
Views: 10850

Re: Cla blocked on WP for linking to Russavia blog posting

Turned Worm has now posted a motion to resysop Kevin, so that piece of drama is hopefully ending.
by Mathsci
Wed Mar 06, 2013 8:54 pm
Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
Topic: Cla blocked on WP for linking to Russavia blog posting
Replies: 350
Views: 10850

Re: Cla blocked on WP for linking to Russavia blog posting

I didn't see anything nefarious in that comment honestly. I'm not actually convinced he was who reported Cla68's initial post that he got blocked for, but it would help if he could be honest about the real reason Roger Davies gave him this ability. When he claims he had it at a time when he clearly...
by Mathsci
Wed Mar 06, 2013 8:37 pm
Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
Topic: Cla blocked on WP for linking to Russavia blog posting
Replies: 350
Views: 10850

Re: Cla blocked on WP for linking to Russavia blog posting

The Devil's Advocate wrote:
Captain Occam wrote:By the way, I just noticed this comment. Does anyone know why Mathsci has been given the ability to post directly onto the ArbCom mailing list (bypassing the moderator), despite not being an arbitrator?
I didn't see anything nefarious in that comment honestly.
You amaze me.
by Mathsci
Wed Mar 06, 2013 8:15 pm
Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
Topic: Cla blocked on WP for linking to Russavia blog posting
Replies: 350
Views: 10850

Re: Cla blocked on WP for linking to Russavia blog posting

By the way, I just noticed this comment . Does anyone know why Mathsci has been given the ability to post directly onto the ArbCom mailing list (bypassing the moderator), despite not being an arbitrator? It's just a software option changed during or slightly after the R&I review as far as I remembe...
by Mathsci
Mon Mar 04, 2013 8:35 pm
Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
Topic: Cla blocked on WP for linking to Russavia blog posting
Replies: 350
Views: 10850

Re: Cla blocked on WP for linking to Russavia blog posting

Kevin, see me after class . Kevin can always prove that he is "of the body" by pointing out that he passed with flying colors his WikiInitiation rite: 04:47, 26 September 2008 Kevin (talk | contribs) blocked G4 Fan (talk | contribs) (account creation blocked) with an expiry time of indefinite (Abus...
by Mathsci
Mon Mar 04, 2013 12:17 pm
Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
Topic: Cla blocked on WP for linking to Russavia blog posting
Replies: 350
Views: 10850

Re: Cla blocked on WP for linking to Russavia blog posting

Since I still can't edit my talk page, I will respond to Newyorkbrad's comment here. I can't accept your suggested condition. I have been editing Wikipedia fairly regularly (until recently) for seven years, and I don't have a history of "outing" people. As you should know, outing people on Wikipedi...
by Mathsci
Mon Mar 04, 2013 6:20 am
Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
Topic: Cla blocked on WP for linking to Russavia blog posting
Replies: 350
Views: 10850

Re: Cla blocked on WP for linking to Russavia blog posting

Since I still can't edit my talk page, I will respond to Newyorkbrad's comment here. I can't accept your suggested condition. I have been editing Wikipedia fairly regularly (until recently) for seven years, and I don't have a history of "outing" people. As you should know, outing people on Wikipedi...
by Mathsci
Sun Mar 03, 2013 6:00 pm
Forum: Blog Posts
Topic: Wikipedia – Men and children first
Replies: 18
Views: 3266

Re: Wikipedia – Men and children first

From the AFD: * '''Keep'''. So the feminists and gender theorists are now invading wikipedia to spew their vile venom? Feminists are such revolting creatures. There is not a single legitimate reason to delete this article. Strong keep. [[User:YvelinesFrance|YvelinesFrance]] ([[User talk:YvelinesFra...
by Mathsci
Sat Mar 02, 2013 5:54 am
Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
Topic: Steve Rubenstein
Replies: 11
Views: 823

Re: Steve Rubenstein

Though if someone knows they have little time left, why are they wasting it on Wikipedia? I have personal insight into that. Sometimes a very ill person has retired from the workforce, and has lots of time on their hands. Whether Wikipedia is a worthy venture is debatable, but it is a good way to s...
by Mathsci
Fri Mar 01, 2013 9:06 pm
Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
Topic: Cla blocked on WP for linking to Russavia blog posting
Replies: 350
Views: 10850

Re: Cla blocked on WP for linking to Russavia blog posting

Having reviewed the facts, I really can't see any basis for this block. It does not appear that Cla68 did any outing. Even if one does take the highly questionable view that he did somehow out Russavia, it's obviously a matter of great dispute and something that should be done only after community ...
by Mathsci
Fri Mar 01, 2013 10:55 am
Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
Topic: Cla blocked on WP for linking to Russavia blog posting
Replies: 350
Views: 10850

Re: Cla blocked on WP for linking to Russavia blog posting

Clas68 could have made his criticisms of Russavia based purely on conduct on wikipedia or commons. If he acknowledges that in a subsequent email to arbcom and commits himself to being more careful in future, I imagine that he will be unblocked quite quickly. Arbitrators like Roger Davies and Kirill ...
by Mathsci
Fri Mar 01, 2013 8:08 am
Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
Topic: For those of you griping about Chase me being Panyd...
Replies: 15
Views: 602

Re: For those of you griping about Chase me being Panyd...

Wikipedia typically has a lax attitude towards partners/spouses editing Wikipedia with different accounts and looks at each individually. It is just that you guys were an ebil couple and therefore you were not treated as separate editors. Evil is not really the word. In The Devil's Advocate's case,...
by Mathsci
Thu Feb 28, 2013 11:10 am
Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
Topic: For those of you griping about Chase me being Panyd...
Replies: 15
Views: 602

Re: For those of you griping about Chase me being Panyd...

Wikipedia typically has a lax attitude towards partners/spouses editing Wikipedia with different accounts and looks at each individually. It is just that you guys were an ebil couple and therefore you were not treated as separate editors. Evil is not really the word. In The Devil's Advocate's case,...
by Mathsci
Sat Feb 16, 2013 2:52 am
Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
Topic: Wikipedia's 1,000,000-edit editor to be banned
Replies: 33
Views: 2118

Re: Wikipedia's 1,000,000-edit editor to be banned

jd turk wrote:Ah, lovely. Can't wait to see how that twisted line of logic plays out.
Well the Texas furry has made their first edit ever to the talk page. Birds of a feather ...
by Mathsci
Fri Feb 15, 2013 9:51 pm
Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
Topic: Wikipedia's 1,000,000-edit editor to be banned
Replies: 33
Views: 2118

Re: Wikipedia's 1,000,000-edit editor to be banned

Captain Occam wrote:TDA, whenever you're planning to get more involved in race articles ....
Internet troll to the rescue
by Mathsci
Wed Feb 13, 2013 4:34 am
Forum: Governance
Topic: News from RFAR
Replies: 328
Views: 20150

Re: News from RFAR

There is now http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case&oldid=535685345#Sexology,a request for arbitration involving Jokestress , James Cantor et al. The requested case is called Sexology; given the lengthy history of this conflict, which recently acquired its own...
by Mathsci
Tue Feb 12, 2013 4:15 am
Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
Topic: Old pal Sterling gets an Indonesian blocked as "thekohser"
Replies: 38
Views: 8625

Re: Old pal Sterling gets an Indonesian blocked as "thekohse

I thought the policy was that accounts editing from proxies only get blocked when the behavioral evidence can determine who they are independently of checkuser data. That's how this appears to have usually gone when Echigo mole was socking through a proxy. The requests concerning open proxies or to...
by Mathsci
Sat Feb 09, 2013 8:43 am
Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
Topic: Carrite gets a roasting
Replies: 74
Views: 2682

Re: Carrite gets a roasting

The issue of viewing deleted pages with copyvios for the RAN case seems to have been resolved.