Boing calls it quits

R3T · Unread post by **R3T** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 10:56 pm

Boing! said Zebedee (T-C-L) blocks himself with a edit summary of I don't want to be part of this community any more.

Unread post by **Zoloft** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 11:06 pm

R3T wrote:Boing! said Zebedee (T-C-L) blocks himself with a edit summary of I don't want to be part of this community any more.

Boing was a colorful character.

Unread post by **Zoloft** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 11:16 pm

His last hurrah: link

Unread post by **Midsize Jake** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 11:21 pm

R3T wrote:Boing! said Zebedee (T-C-L) blocks himself with a edit summary of I don't want to be part of this community any more.

Just once, just once, I'd like to see one of them type "GERONIMOOOooooooooooo" in the edit summary when they do that.

EricBarbour · Unread post by **EricBarbour** » Fri Aug 01, 2014 1:56 am

FWIW, I didn't write Mr. Oscroft up for the book wiki. Even though he was a regular AN/I presence and a patroller, he was one of the more reasonable and stable individuals there, not habitually screaming for severed heads or stabbing backs over content issues. Yes, it's sad that Wikipedia's history concentrates on its worst members, but that seems to be generally true of most human history.

Randy from Boise · Unread post by **Randy from Boise** » Fri Aug 01, 2014 3:50 am

R3T wrote:Boing! said Zebedee (T-C-L) blocks himself with a edit summary of I don't want to be part of this community any more.

First off, welcome to Wikipediocracy, R3T.

This is very bad news to me... Alan/Boing! had been one of those I was in contact with about The New Thing. I knew he wasn't too peppy about WP, but this sudden quit is a real shock...

tim

MZMcBride · Unread post by **MZMcBride** » Fri Aug 01, 2014 4:14 am

Randy from Boise wrote:This is very bad news to me... Alan/Boing! had been one of those I was in contact with about The New Thing. I knew he wasn't too peppy about WP, but this sudden quit is a real shock...

It's a real shock? To whom?

I suppose you don't remember this from August 2013?

As usual, the excellent observations on Wikipedia behavior offers wisdom:

70. It is impossible to love again anything you have truly ceased to love.[14] Editors who return after retirement, or after a wearied or bitter departure, may edit again, but never with the same passion they once brought to the project. Each successive return will be with diminished dedication and shorter duration.

^ 14. "Il est impossible d'aimer une seconde fois ce qu'on a véritablement cessé d'aimer." François de La Rochefoucauld, Maximes, No. 286.

Vigilant · Unread post by **Vigilant** » Fri Aug 01, 2014 4:18 am

MZMcBride wrote:
Randy from Boise wrote:This is very bad news to me... Alan/Boing! had been one of those I was in contact with about The New Thing. I knew he wasn't too peppy about WP, but this sudden quit is a real shock...
It's a real shock? To whom?

I suppose you don't remember this from August 2013?

As usual, the excellent observations on Wikipedia behavior offers wisdom:

70. It is impossible to love again anything you have truly ceased to love.[14] Editors who return after retirement, or after a wearied or bitter departure, may edit again, but never with the same passion they once brought to the project. Each successive return will be with diminished dedication and shorter duration.

^ 14. "Il est impossible d'aimer une seconde fois ce qu'on a véritablement cessé d'aimer." François de La Rochefoucauld, Maximes, No. 286.

Every diva quit consumes a horcrux.

Kumioko · Unread post by **Kumioko** » Fri Aug 01, 2014 4:35 am

MZMcBride wrote:
Randy from Boise wrote:This is very bad news to me... Alan/Boing! had been one of those I was in contact with about The New Thing. I knew he wasn't too peppy about WP, but this sudden quit is a real shock...
It's a real shock? To whom?

I suppose you don't remember this from August 2013?

As usual, the excellent observations on Wikipedia behavior offers wisdom:

70. It is impossible to love again anything you have truly ceased to love.[14] Editors who return after retirement, or after a wearied or bitter departure, may edit again, but never with the same passion they once brought to the project. Each successive return will be with diminished dedication and shorter duration.

^ 14. "Il est impossible d'aimer une seconde fois ce qu'on a véritablement cessé d'aimer." François de La Rochefoucauld, Maximes, No. 286.

Personally I understand why they quite all too well. Wikipedia has turned into a toxic cesspool full of scumbags. There are too few quality editors and admins left and nobody wants to get rid of the shit heads and malcontents. When you have the Arbcom at the center enabling abusive behavior and advocating that admins block as many editors as possible with their new fastlane to editor banning discretionary sanction policy, broadly construed. Its a miracle more admins and editors don't call it quits.

Anroth · Unread post by **Anroth** » Fri Aug 01, 2014 5:12 am

Vigilant wrote:
MZMcBride wrote:
Randy from Boise wrote:This is very bad news to me... Alan/Boing! had been one of those I was in contact with about The New Thing. I knew he wasn't too peppy about WP, but this sudden quit is a real shock...
It's a real shock? To whom?

I suppose you don't remember this from August 2013?

As usual, the excellent observations on Wikipedia behavior offers wisdom:

70. It is impossible to love again anything you have truly ceased to love.[14] Editors who return after retirement, or after a wearied or bitter departure, may edit again, but never with the same passion they once brought to the project. Each successive return will be with diminished dedication and shorter duration.

^ 14. "Il est impossible d'aimer une seconde fois ce qu'on a véritablement cessé d'aimer." François de La Rochefoucauld, Maximes, No. 286.
Every diva quit consumes a horcrux.

Last person I would expect a Harry Potter reference from..

Vigilant · Unread post by **Vigilant** » Fri Aug 01, 2014 6:42 am

Anroth wrote:
Vigilant wrote:
MZMcBride wrote:
Randy from Boise wrote:This is very bad news to me... Alan/Boing! had been one of those I was in contact with about The New Thing. I knew he wasn't too peppy about WP, but this sudden quit is a real shock...
It's a real shock? To whom?

I suppose you don't remember this from August 2013?

As usual, the excellent observations on Wikipedia behavior offers wisdom:

70. It is impossible to love again anything you have truly ceased to love.[14] Editors who return after retirement, or after a wearied or bitter departure, may edit again, but never with the same passion they once brought to the project. Each successive return will be with diminished dedication and shorter duration.

^ 14. "Il est impossible d'aimer une seconde fois ce qu'on a véritablement cessé d'aimer." François de La Rochefoucauld, Maximes, No. 286.
Every diva quit consumes a horcrux.
Last person I would expect a Harry Potter reference from..

I am a man of unplumbed depths...

Unread post by **Zoloft** » Fri Aug 01, 2014 8:03 am

Vigilant wrote:
Anroth wrote:
Vigilant wrote:
MZMcBride wrote:
Randy from Boise wrote:This is very bad news to me... Alan/Boing! had been one of those I was in contact with about The New Thing. I knew he wasn't too peppy about WP, but this sudden quit is a real shock...
It's a real shock? To whom?

I suppose you don't remember this from August 2013?

As usual, the excellent observations on Wikipedia behavior offers wisdom:

70. It is impossible to love again anything you have truly ceased to love.[14] Editors who return after retirement, or after a wearied or bitter departure, may edit again, but never with the same passion they once brought to the project. Each successive return will be with diminished dedication and shorter duration.

^ 14. "Il est impossible d'aimer une seconde fois ce qu'on a véritablement cessé d'aimer." François de La Rochefoucauld, Maximes, No. 286.
Every diva quit consumes a horcrux.
Last person I would expect a Harry Potter reference from..
I am a man of unplumbed depths...

Vigilant is deep, man, deep! You need a shovel and a miner's lamp. *stabs a finger at the map* We dig here.

Cla68 · Unread post by **Cla68** » Fri Aug 01, 2014 8:30 am

Randy from Boise wrote:
R3T wrote:Boing! said Zebedee (T-C-L) blocks himself with a edit summary of I don't want to be part of this community any more.
First off, welcome to Wikipediocracy, R3T.

This is very bad news to me... Alan/Boing! had been one of those I was in contact with about The New Thing. I knew he wasn't too peppy about WP, but this sudden quit is a real shock...

tim

Hopefully, he/she has found a more fulfilling hobby, like playing the guitar, marathon swimming, or volunteering at the soup kitchen. You know, something that actually contributes to better personal and societal quality of life than fighting over article content with anonymous clowns.

Ming · Unread post by **Ming** » Fri Aug 01, 2014 12:35 pm

Vigilant wrote:I am a man of unplumbed depths...

Your proctologist can remedy that.

Vigilant · Unread post by **Vigilant** » Fri Aug 01, 2014 4:55 pm

Ming wrote:
Vigilant wrote:I am a man of unplumbed depths...
Your proctologist can remedy that.

Jim · Unread post by **Jim** » Fri Aug 01, 2014 9:58 pm

Alan (Boing) is a good bloke. That's why he was a bad fit for wikipedia.

I will mourn his passing, partly because of the following:

One day I showed my wife a discussion on a wikipedia talk page. (yeah, mistake...)

"You need to read this", I said, "it's interesting."

"Ok", she said: "...so you say this, and this bloke says that, fair enough, where's it leading?"

"Well", I said, "see here, where this guy really nails the point... He's pretty smart."

"You mean... the guy called 'Boing Said Zebedee?'" (quizzical look)

"Er, yeah, ok..."

Kumioko · Unread post by **Kumioko** » Fri Aug 01, 2014 10:45 pm

Boing is only the latest in a long string of dedicated longterm contributors that has either been run out of Wikipedia or given up in frustration. The atmosphere is toxic the culture is abusive and no one there has any desire to change it, those who do are dealt with severely to send a message to the rest of the community not to try and change it.

Boing! said Zebedee · Unread post by **Boing! said Zebedee** » Sat Aug 02, 2014 10:27 am

Hmm, a Wikipediocracy thread about me - I'm moved to make my first post here!

I'm quite flattered by the thoughts expressed, and I thank you.

MZMcBride's point is pretty close to the mark...

MZMcBride wrote:As usual, the excellent observations on Wikipedia behavior offers wisdom:

70. It is impossible to love again anything you have truly ceased to love.[14] Editors who return after retirement, or after a wearied or bitter departure, may edit again, but never with the same passion they once brought to the project. Each successive return will be with diminished dedication and shorter duration.

^ 14. "Il est impossible d'aimer une seconde fois ce qu'on a véritablement cessé d'aimer." François de La Rochefoucauld, Maximes, No. 286.

(As an aside to MZMcBride, I recall I was somewhat less than appreciative of some advice you left me that time - with cooler hindsight, it's clear your thoughts were in good faith, and you have my apologies for my reaction.)

Unread post by **Peter Damian** » Sat Aug 02, 2014 10:49 am

Boing! said Zebedee wrote:Hmm, a Wikipediocracy thread about me - I'm moved to make my first post here!
I'm quite flattered by the thoughts expressed, and I thank you.

Question: one theory of 'burnout' is that it is just that. People enjoy doing something for a bit, then they get tired, then something breaks, and they move on. Wikipedia is the same as it ever was.

The other theory, more congenial to the residents here, is that Wikipedia is simply getting worse, gradually, day by day.

Which, or is it a mixture?

Unread post by **Zoloft** » Sat Aug 02, 2014 12:16 pm

to Boing! said Zebedee...

Glad to have you either as a lurker or poster.

Kiefer.Wolfowitz · Unread post by **Kiefer.Wolfowitz** » Sat Aug 02, 2014 1:24 pm

Welcome, Alan!

enwikibadscience · Unread post by **enwikibadscience** » Sat Aug 02, 2014 1:33 pm

Welcome Boing!

Kumioko · Unread post by **Kumioko** » Sat Aug 02, 2014 2:44 pm

Yes I agree, Welcome and I hope you continue to post here.

snowskarlet · Unread post by **snowskarlet** » Sun Aug 03, 2014 1:28 am

...and more from me. Welcome, Boing! :cat:

Cla68 · Unread post by **Cla68** » Sun Aug 03, 2014 8:52 am

Warm welcome to Wikipediocracy.

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