QUOTE(A Horse With No Name @ Mon 7th September 2009, 9:59pm)
QUOTE(Peter Damian @ Mon 7th September 2009, 4:45pm)
Unless you have something remotely constructive to say please f--- off. It's about time someone said this.
I have something "remotely constructive" to say. If you bothered to read what I wrote:
I understood the translation all along. There are people who take Wikipedia seriously, and of those, some think Wikipedia is a very good thing as it stands, others who think it very dangerous. Put me in the latter, in case you were confused.
Then there are those who don't take it seriously, and think it's all a bit of a joke, and why is everyone getting worried and upset. Your contributions strongly suggest you are coming from here.
QUOTE(A Horse With No Name @ Tue 8th September 2009, 3:53am)
I like Benji because he is a nice guy who does decent work on Wikipedia, and I am surprised to see him getting beat up here. I don't mind when genuine nincompoops like Tan, Aitias, WMC, Guy Chapman, Protonk or Durova get dumped on. They seem to create chaos just by saying "Hello." But Benji doesn't go around making bad blocks or shooting his mouth off or creating trouble. I am curious that he is in the crossfire. (IMG:
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1. People who are evasive as he tend to come in my line of fire, if you have noticed.
2. Where is the decent work he has contributed?
QUOTE(A Horse With No Name @ Tue 8th September 2009, 3:37am)
QUOTE(EricBarbour @ Mon 7th September 2009, 10:34pm)
So, if it's "acceptable" for Benjiboi to write Wikipedia articles about himself,
under two different aliases, then can I post articles about myself under an alias?
Provided I meet the usual requirements of notability etc?
And the big caveat: provided that you don't get caught! (IMG:
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You keep coming back to this. "It's OK to do it really". No it's not. People who do this should be open about it to allow for an assessment of neutrality. I also know a few people who have written their own articles. But they are truly notable. Here you have a case of a pathetic nobody writing a promotional piece for their business (as a DJ), plus other numerous pieces of self-publicity, who will not admit the fact. This is not OK.
Note that Benji is being accused elsewhere of writing for money. That is also not OK, at least, when you try to hide the fact.
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