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- Sun Jan 07, 2024 5:52 pm
- Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
- Topic: Pro-Israeli Canvassing 'n' Meatpuppeting at Arbcom
- Replies: 153
- Views: 7200
Re: P/I canvassing
Arbcom motion to ban pro-Israel editors over canvassing. Not canvassing per se but being canvassed, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Motions#Motions:_PIA_Canvassing Not the first time this has come about. Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/CAMERA lobbying Though at least...
- Tue Jan 02, 2024 5:02 am
- Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
- Topic: ClaudeReigns - immature troll or dangerous whackjob?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 521
Re: ClaudeReigns - immature troll or dangerous whackjob?
Is "Reliable Source of the Year" a literal thing they vote on at the Wikipedia nowadays?
It seems too on-the-nose and navel-gazing to be genuine. But at the same time, I would not be surprised.
It seems too on-the-nose and navel-gazing to be genuine. But at the same time, I would not be surprised.
- Tue Jan 02, 2024 3:30 am
- Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
- Topic: ScottishFinnishRadish goes on a Tban rampage
- Replies: 339
- Views: 16956
Re: ScottishFinnishRadish goes on a Tban rampage
I could always be wrong, of course. You aren't wrong but off the top of my head I really do not readily recall what he's whining about. And given his current state of Hamas support, I really don't care. I mean, who keeps track of decades-old internet beefs besides this guy and TDA. I only pop in he...
- Sat Dec 30, 2023 11:08 pm
- Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
- Topic: ScottishFinnishRadish goes on a Tban rampage
- Replies: 339
- Views: 16956
Re: ScottishFinnishRadish goes on a Tban rampage
It is rather peculiar to see such a dramatic shift in power in this topic area from 10-15 years ago. Jayjg, 6SJ7 (something like that), Slimvirgin, my old buddy Zeq. Now the bias has swung the other way. SFR tried to nip a problematic Untouchable, and is about to get reversed at ArbEnforcement it ap...
- Wed Oct 11, 2023 9:30 pm
- Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
- Topic: Springee is concerned about "far-right"
- Replies: 61
- Views: 4362
Re: Springee is concerned about "far-right"
Really? And who the fuck are you?
He's whitewashing extremism, when he didn't whitewash extremism before. It's not rocket science.that political labels should generally be sourced from academia rather than media. I don't see this as a departure.
- Sat Oct 07, 2023 4:44 pm
- Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
- Topic: Springee is concerned about "far-right"
- Replies: 61
- Views: 4362
Re: Springee is concerned about "far-right"
Now it's The Four Deuces turn to try to protect the far-right make sure we only use the best of sources: Wikipedia:Village_pump_(idea_lab)#Fascism_and_the_extreme_right Pepperidge Farm remembers when TFD used to be one of the relatively sane, good guys back in the raging Wiki-politics days of the 0...
- Thu Oct 05, 2023 2:31 am
- Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
- Topic: TonyBallioni moves on
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1377
Re: TonyBallioni moves on
Or, y'know, the ol' white savior complex.The Blue Newt wrote: ↑Wed Oct 04, 2023 8:36 pmOr, you know, he’s just a generic stand-in for the next generation.
- Sat Sep 16, 2023 2:00 am
- Forum: Governance
- Topic: Are these two admins meatpuppets?
- Replies: 206
- Views: 10205
Re: Are these two admins meatpuppets?
This is the Thing that Tamzin is REALLY good at, so... At a very casual first read here, it appears that Tamzin has just completely upended to lives of two Wikipedia editors who edit from the same physical location, and being like-minded New Age hippies, yea, maybe vote the same way on things. So i...
- Tue Sep 12, 2023 11:53 pm
- Forum: Governance
- Topic: Are these two admins meatpuppets?
- Replies: 206
- Views: 10205
Re: Are these two admins meatpuppets?
This is the Thing that Tamzin is REALLY good at, so... At a very casual first read here, it appears that Tamzin has just completely upended to lives of two Wikipedia editors who edit from the same physical location, and being like-minded New Age hippies, yea, maybe vote the same way on things. So i...
- Fri Sep 08, 2023 12:03 am
- Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
- Topic: Undetected vandalism
- Replies: 207
- Views: 71542
Re: Undetected vandalism
Y2K (1999 film) has contained the line Other disasters around the country include power failures crippling the entire Eastern seaboard, computers unlocking all doors in a Texas prison and Jay Leno of ‘’The Tonight Show With Jay Leno’’ continuing to broadcast . since the article was first created on...
- Sun Aug 20, 2023 2:26 am
- Forum: News and Media
- Topic: Emails Show Hunter Biden Hired Specialists to Quietly Airbrush Wikipedia
- Replies: 10
- Views: 947
Re: Emails Show Hunter Biden Hired Specialists to Quietly Airbrush Wikipedia
Why would you pay to have someone influence your Wiki bio when you can have a rabidly partisan POV pusher like Andrevan https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Hunter_Biden&curid=21140283&diff=1170797368&oldid=1170793590,do it for you for free? Coming from someone who has a bee up his ureth...
- Wed Aug 16, 2023 12:37 am
- Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
- Topic: Jimbo wades into a minefield
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1109
Re: Jimbo wades into a minefield
Didn't Jimbo get stripped of both his founder rights and admin bit? I think he's forgetting that these aren't the halcyon days of 2011, when he threw his weight around in the Foxy Knoxy situation.
He's "Just a Guy"(tm) now.
He's "Just a Guy"(tm) now.
- Sun Jul 09, 2023 4:17 am
- Forum: Governance
- Topic: Arbcom case: Conduct in Deletion Discussions
- Replies: 403
- Views: 39914
Re: RfC on draftifying a subset of mass-created Cricketer microstubs
This guy is so obviously a once-vanquished Rescue Squad jackass.
- Sat Jul 01, 2023 4:37 am
- Forum: Biographies (BLPs) & Privacy
- Topic: Colleen Ballinger, child grooming, and SSilvers
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1612
- Wed Jun 28, 2023 9:33 pm
- Forum: Biographies (BLPs) & Privacy
- Topic: Colleen Ballinger, child grooming, and SSilvers
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1612
Re: Colleen Ballinger, child grooming, and SSilvers
I'm not sure what the accusations are other than "engaging with her fans" and a bit of Tom Sawyer-esque chicanery around social media. Casually brushing off child grooming as "lol fans" is a bit deplorable. I wonder what the reaction would be if some guy accused of grooming responded with a 10-minu...
- Sun Jun 25, 2023 2:09 am
- Forum: Biographies (BLPs) & Privacy
- Topic: Colleen Ballinger, child grooming, and SSilvers
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1612
Colleen Ballinger, child grooming, and SSilvers
Colleen Ballinger (aka Miranda Sings ) has a very long and detailed biography, 213 references. It presents such a nice picture of the subject that one could be forgiven for almost missing the scant, tiny section on her recent troubles. It gets all of 4 sentences at the end of the "Reception" sectio...
- Thu Jun 22, 2023 12:11 am
- Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
- Topic: Minor-attracted person
- Replies: 197
- Views: 11890
Re: Minor-attracted person
Qirtaiba claims his block is being reviewed by Trust & Safety.
- Fri Jun 16, 2023 12:25 am
- Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
- Topic: Minor-attracted person
- Replies: 197
- Views: 11890
Re: Minor-attracted person
Whoever this was;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk ... ave_a_seat (perm)
I love you. In a totally platonic way.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk ... ave_a_seat (perm)
I love you. In a totally platonic way.
- Wed Jun 14, 2023 10:48 pm
- Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
- Topic: The deletionists have won
- Replies: 217
- Views: 12080
Re: The deletionists have won
Speaking of "Preferring to prop up the corpse"...
- Wed Jun 14, 2023 10:46 pm
- Forum: Web 2.0: The Emperor's New Clothes
- Topic: Most subreddits go private in protest
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2450
Re: Most subreddits go private in protest
Reddark It is working again.
Any idea who moderates r/wikipedia, it is anyone known or connected to the WMF? They have joined the blackout as well.
Any idea who moderates r/wikipedia, it is anyone known or connected to the WMF? They have joined the blackout as well.
- Wed Jun 14, 2023 1:35 pm
- Forum: Web 2.0: The Emperor's New Clothes
- Topic: Most subreddits go private in protest
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2450
Re: Most subreddits go private in protest
Aww, seems https://reddark.untone.uk/ shit the bed, that was a pretty neat interface to see who was up and who was not.
It was only supposed to go through the 14th, exact time varies, but some of the big ones are coming back online now. I need my AITA fix.
It was only supposed to go through the 14th, exact time varies, but some of the big ones are coming back online now. I need my AITA fix.
- Sat Jun 03, 2023 1:08 am
- Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
- Topic: Understanding why I was blocked indefinitely
- Replies: 50
- Views: 2232
- Sat Jun 03, 2023 12:53 am
- Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
- Topic: Who are the best Wikipedia editors and admins who got blocked or banned?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1848
Re: Who are the best Wikipedia editors and admins who got blocked or banned?
The Wikipedia essentially had a carbon offset mentality for the project's bad actors; "write a lot of articles, we'll let some behavioral issues slide."
Malleus/Corbett was an absolute dumpster fire of a human being.
Malleus/Corbett was an absolute dumpster fire of a human being.
- Fri May 26, 2023 2:45 pm
- Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
- Topic: Minor-attracted person
- Replies: 197
- Views: 11890
Re: Minor-attracted person
That person's twitter bio also includes "soon to be father".Giraffe Stapler wrote: ↑Wed May 24, 2023 6:02 pmResponding to a comment from @Talix30 ("MAP (exclusive gay hebephile)..."),
What the literal fuck...
- Mon May 22, 2023 9:04 pm
- Forum: Biographies (BLPs) & Privacy
- Topic: Rashid Buttar
- Replies: 42
- Views: 1850
Re: Rashid Buttar
Sanger is a clown, just using this antivaxxer's death to rail against the Wikipedia's leaning on "mainstream media" for their reliable sourcing.,
What a useless sack of offal.
What a useless sack of offal.
- Sat May 20, 2023 12:34 am
- Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
- Topic: Proposal to end appeals to Jimbo
- Replies: 134
- Views: 6756
Re: Proposal to end appeals to Jimbo
Rachel Marsden.AndyTheGrump wrote: ↑Fri May 19, 2023 6:40 pmJust out of curiosity, have the 'keep King Jimbo' crowd sorted out a line of succession? Who's next, if Jimbo ever proves to be a mere mortal? Logic might suggest that co-founder Larry Sanger should be next in line...
- Wed May 17, 2023 2:27 am
- Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
- Topic: Minor-attracted person
- Replies: 197
- Views: 11890
Re: Minor-attracted person
Now there's a pile-on aimed at Bbb23 (T-C-L), who initially and wrongly blocked the complainant in all of this;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia ... _for_Bbb23
Even another admin got in on it.
x10
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia ... _for_Bbb23
Even another admin got in on it.
x10
- Tue May 16, 2023 12:02 am
- Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
- Topic: Minor-attracted person
- Replies: 197
- Views: 11890
Re: Minor-attracted person
I'm a bit of an extra hardass on this topic, and IMO if they've dipped in the well once, they'll go back again eventually.
No one eats just one potato chip.
- Mon May 15, 2023 11:30 pm
- Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
- Topic: Minor-attracted person
- Replies: 197
- Views: 11890
Re: Minor-attracted person
I'm sympathetic to the views of Allyn Walker et al that paedophilia (the exclusive or primary sexual attraction to children regardless of whether they have offended or not) is a psychiatric disorder that ought to be treated by medical professionals but the swarm of SPAs surrounding this topic reall...
- Sat Apr 29, 2023 7:24 pm
- Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
- Topic: How true is the statement that "On Wikipedia it isn't about changing anyone's mind anymore, but on removing opponents"?
- Replies: 62
- Views: 3531
Re: How true is the statement that "On Wikipedia it isn't about changing anyone's mind anymore, but on removing opponent
100%Ognistysztorm wrote: ↑Tue Apr 11, 2023 7:37 pmHow true is the statement that "On Wikipedia it isn't about changing anyone's mind anymore, but about removing opponents"?
I did it frequently.
- Tue Mar 28, 2023 12:43 am
- Forum: Governance
- Topic: Block and unblock of AndewNguyen
- Replies: 102
- Views: 6578
Re: Block and unblock of AndewNguyen
Moneytrees should have made it an Arbcom block, which could have been done if it was one of the Contentious Topics, which it appears to be (see Wikipedia:Contentious topics/Race and intelligence ). If that had happened, Dbachmann would have been reverting an arbcom block and have potentially got de...
- Sat Feb 04, 2023 2:57 pm
- Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
- Topic: Wishing a Happy New Year's? BLOCK!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1845
Re: Wishing a Happy New Year's? BLOCK!
Scrooges, one and all.
- Mon Jan 02, 2023 6:15 pm
- Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
- Topic: Wishing a Happy New Year's? BLOCK!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1845
Wishing a Happy New Year's? BLOCK!
Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard#Please_review_my_block I recently imposed a 1 hour block on User:Moops. They have been putting Happy New Years banners on hundreds (maybe thousands) of user talk pages at a high rate. As fast as 4 or 5 per minute. I'm assuming they're using some sort of bot o...
- Sat Oct 15, 2022 12:47 am
- Forum: Governance
- Topic: Athaenara - Schadenfreude and Outrage
- Replies: 762
- Views: 129231
Re: Athaenara - Schadenfreude and Outrage
Dunno who it is, but they posted porn on ANI :dubious: , so I indeffed them for being someone's troll sock. Maybe it was someone from here, so perhaps they could tell us more. :evilgrin: For the record, I didn't see the porn element, it was deleted too quickly. All that was seen was some smarmy tex...
- Fri Oct 14, 2022 2:22 am
- Forum: Governance
- Topic: Athaenara - Schadenfreude and Outrage
- Replies: 762
- Views: 129231
Re: Athaenara - Schadenfreude and Outrage
Ketchivel Post 1 and 2 to user and talk page; Hey I’m not really new to Wikipedia, as I’ve been an IP editor for years. However, seeing the events unfold in a recent request for adminship and all the fallout has prompted me to register. Hopefully, having an account now, someone will not write off m...
- Wed Oct 12, 2022 11:46 pm
- Forum: Governance
- Topic: Athaenara - Schadenfreude and Outrage
- Replies: 762
- Views: 129231
- Wed Oct 12, 2022 11:40 pm
- Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
- Topic: Geraldo Perez - alt account of unknown admin
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1670
Re: Geraldo Perez - alt account of unknown admin
I suspect the admin account in question is Paul Erik . Essentially fits the criteria of being a mainly "vandal fighter" account, and the account has blocked IP users shortly after Geraldo Perez reverted them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/2A02:8084:8020:2280:C22:A97F:F7A9:B3FF...
- Wed Oct 12, 2022 10:09 pm
- Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
- Topic: Geraldo Perez - alt account of unknown admin
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1670
Re: Geraldo Perez - alt account of unknown admin
I understand that it likely won't satisfy everyone, but for what it's worth: The admin account is almost exclusively used for recent changes/vandalism patrol, so there are no SYNTH/NOR/similar issues with the admin account (I'm not implying the SYNTH concern with the GP acct is legit or not legit; ...
- Wed Oct 12, 2022 9:23 pm
- Forum: Governance
- Topic: Athaenara - Schadenfreude and Outrage
- Replies: 762
- Views: 129231
- Fri Jul 01, 2022 3:00 am
- Forum: Governance
- Topic: Arbcom case: Conduct in Deletion Discussions
- Replies: 403
- Views: 39914
Re: Arbcom case: Conduct in Deletion Discussions
We probably need a thread of Tarc-isms. Here are some of my favorites: Like Randal , "I am usually full of shit, but have been known to squeeze out a nugget of truth on occasion. :B' Again, can't comment on the specifics of an ongoing case, but I can assure you that nobody on the committee is inter...
- Sun Jun 26, 2022 1:59 am
- Forum: Governance
- Topic: Arbcom case: Conduct in Deletion Discussions
- Replies: 403
- Views: 39914
Re: Arbcom case: Conduct in Deletion Discussions
pre-emptively resigned the bit after being hauled to Arbcom for too forcefully using his admin rights to save a precious article ( Henry Earl ) from wrongful deletion. Well that was a stroll down memory lane. I'd entirely forgotten how much of a dick Cyclopia (another sadly still-active ARSehole) w...
- Sat Jun 25, 2022 1:59 am
- Forum: Governance
- Topic: Arbcom case: Conduct in Deletion Discussions
- Replies: 403
- Views: 39914
Re: Arbcom case: Conduct in Deletion Discussions
Is that meant to be a canvassing accusation? I don't really know what else "dog-whistling" could even plausibly be referring to here. The comment in question (Tarc's) is really quite direct, if you ask me. Oh my, they really did not like me dredging up the old "ARSehole" epithet, it seems. Most of ...
- Sun Jun 19, 2022 11:02 pm
- Forum: Governance
- Topic: Arbcom case: Conduct in Deletion Discussions
- Replies: 403
- Views: 39914
Re: Arbcom case: Conduct in Deletion Discussions
Who is this dingbat? User:7&6=thirteen WPO search failed me. One of the few (him, FeydHuxtable, JClemens, Dream focus) of the old-school ARSehole Brigade still left. Of note is his (and Feyd's egging on) bitching over being added as a party to the case and his demand of the Arbs for a bill of parti...
- Sun Jun 19, 2022 10:47 pm
- Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
- Topic: 1337
- Replies: 12
- Views: 919
Re: 1337
He's still adding the cat to articles even after the heavy snowfall in the deletion discussion...
These clowns just want that edit-count to keep tic-ticking up.
These clowns just want that edit-count to keep tic-ticking up.
- Fri Jun 03, 2022 12:25 am
- Forum: Non-Wikimedia Wiki Sites
- Topic: The Incel Wiki
- Replies: 65
- Views: 18987
Re: The Incel Wiki
Someone made a rundown of it all on Youtube recently Lol, this ranks up there with the rivalry between Harry Potter fanfic camps back in the mid-2000s. What a bunch of assclowns, who thankfully by definition will likely not be reproducing. Also; https://incels.wiki/w/List_of_Wikipedians Sad, no hon...
- Mon May 30, 2022 3:57 am
- Forum: Wikipedia and Wikimedia Projects - General Discussion
- Topic: Is Julian Assange headed to ArbCom (too)?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1810
Re: Is Julian Assange headed to ArbCom (too)?
Close to a site ban, then collects at least a dozen more reminders and warnings for the exact same behavior. You do know that the deck is purposely stacked against you, a conservative-leaning user, right? Specifico is protected. As was I for quite awhile, until it was inconvenient for them to do so...
- Sun May 08, 2022 6:42 pm
- Forum: Blog Posts
- Topic: The Nicholas Alahverdian Story
- Replies: 1586
- Views: 494875
Re: The Nicholas Alahverdian Story
- Tue May 03, 2022 12:03 am
- Forum: Governance
- Topic: Tamzin RfA
- Replies: 278
- Views: 16228
Re: Tamzin RfA
Wikipedia is only "run" by extreme left wingers to the extent that they've been playing along and chipping away at the policy edges more successfully than their right wing counterparts. But let's be clear, Wikipedia is actually run by a self-appointed mob that curates participation through politica...
- Mon May 02, 2022 3:50 am
- Forum: Governance
- Topic: Tamzin RfA
- Replies: 278
- Views: 16228
Re: Tamzin RfA
So I have a bunch of family whom, while I love dearly, drive me fucking batty with their conservative political bullshit. But I do try to listen, and they have brought up how Wikipedia is run by all extreme left wingers. I don't talk back other than saying Wikipedia is a site that strives for neutr...
- Mon May 02, 2022 12:36 am
- Forum: Governance
- Topic: Tamzin RfA
- Replies: 278
- Views: 16228