QUOTE(Sarcasticidealist @ Tue 14th July 2009, 1:10am)
QUOTE(Kelly Martin @ Tue 14th July 2009, 2:37am)
The only people resisting this idea are the people who have power currently and stand to lose it in the revolution (e.g. SlimVirgin) and the idiotic ideologues who have irrational emotional attachments to Wikipedia's current (lack of) governance (basically, the assorted wikianarchists running about doing nothing of value otherwise).
I'd say that that's unfair towards, at the very least, Iridescent. Actually, I don't think Everyking, much as I've sniped at him, falls into either of those categories either. There are probably others, but I'm not going to go through the whole list.
Edit: Actually, Tony1's another one that doesn't fall into either category.
I think the objection from the parties named above fall more into the category of "I don't object to governance so much as I object to how this governing body was selected". They're still being stupid, insofar as this isn't really a governing body, but I also think they're letting themselves be used by SlimVirgin by signing onto her nihilistic rant against any form of governance that doesn't give her free reign to do as she please. Everyking, in particular, is carrying a giant grudge against the ArbCom (no matter how justifiably) and is virtually certain to object to anything the ArbCom does no matter how much sense it makes; I don't consider him a meaningful critic in this regard. The ArbCom is no collection of luminaries, but it's the best y'all have got.
QUOTE(Sarcasticidealist @ Tue 14th July 2009, 1:10am)
We are. I have to say, though, I've noticed you taking rather a less detached tone to all of this than I'm accustomed to seeing from you -- almost as if you still had a little of the amazing creature in you yourself...
Hey, I just want to see you idiots fix your hate-spewing, defamation-propagation, idiocy-perpetuating website. Do that and I'll stop pestering you about it. I might even take a break from writing articles about ham radio to contribute something to your little garden (although don't count on it: your editorial standards leave a lot to be desired).