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Not technically "Wikipedia" related, but WMF in general. Its kinda nuts up there, as our dear WR contributor Mbz1 is using Meta's RfC process as her sole remaining battleground from which to fire salvos at Gwen Gale; http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_fo...mment/Gwen_Gale

I called for the whole thing to be shit-canned but they quickly shat upon that idea and shuffled it off to a sub-section of the RfC itself.

Mbz1's formerly "voluntary indef" on en.wiki has been made into a real one, due to harassment of Gwen at....ding ding ding...Meta. (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/hmmm.gif)

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About the question about what meta is for.

In theory, meta is for cross-wiki project coordination. It used to be a bit of a refuge, things could be discussed there that would get you indeffed on Wikipedia. The user base was highly sophisticated. That's changed.

It is now a place for meta administrators -- and it's easy to get elected there -- to do Whatever They Please, to exercise power over others. They will tolerate nutso criticism, like that from Ottava or Mbz1, perhaps it amuses them, but if one seriously and sanely criticizes a steward or administrator there, with evidence -- and civilly -- indef is just one button push away, take a look at my block log there. See if it makes any sense.

In any case, once an admin gets exercised about Mbz, she's toast. Used to be there were stewards and admins who would investigate and undo the worst blocks. Apparently they are gone, busy elsewhere.

Herby will cheerfully block you, Tarc, take that seriously.
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Tarc   Just what is Meta for, anyways?  
Abd   Not technically "Wikipedia" related, but...  
DanMurphy   Mila sent me a nastygram shortly after i set up an...  
melloden   Mila sent me a nastygram shortly after i set up a...  
SB_Johnny   Its probably best for her to keep public discussio...  
jd turk   Its probably best for her to keep public discussi...  
Tarc   I think the evidence for the reblock is primarily ...  
mbz1   OK, the trolls have spoken. Now it will be really...  
Tarc   Yesterday I was reblocked on English Wikipedia for...  
mbz1   [quote name='mbz1' post='297004' date='Tue 7th Fe...  
Tarc   [quote name='Tarc' post='297006' date='Tue 7th Fe...  
Abd   But the thing is that in this case the block becom...  
Guido den Broeder   But the thing is that in this case the block becom...  
mbz1   [quote name='mbz1' post='297009' date='Tue 7th Fe...  
Tarc   The whole process reminds closed Stalin's tri...  
mbz1   The whole process reminds closed Stalin's tr...  
Guido den Broeder   BTW did somebody else experienced govcom lying on ...  
jd turk   Indeed. Sit back and enjoy the show. :) It was ...  
mbz1   BTW did somebody else experienced govcom lying on...  
Vigilant   OK, the trolls have spoken. Now it will be reall...  
mbz1   Also I'd like to ask everybody to tell me what...  
jd turk   Please forget that this RFC was submitted by me. ...  
Tarc   Also I'd like to ask everybody to tell me wha...  
mbz1   ..  
Abd   And now, I'd still would like to ask everybody...  
mbz1   Before you have presented any evidence, you ask...  
jd turk   And now Jehochman is blanking the RFC. And being r...  
Abd   Gwen blocked this user before, but this alone woul...  
mbz1   However, pinning this on Gwen Gale is nuts. by...  
jd turk   I do not really care what everyone is thinking. I...  
mbz1   Yes, a strong recusal policy would suggest recusa...  
Abd   Yes, a strong recusal policy would suggest recusal...  
mbz1   [quote name='mbz1' post='297377' date='Fri 10th F...  
Manning Bartlett   To answer the actual thread question, Meta was cre...  
mbz1   To answer the actual thread question, Meta was cr...  
Abd   I sometimes daydream about how much drama would ha...  
Tarc   Y'know, I almost hate to go into "I told ...  
mbz1   ---  
SB_Johnny   Wikipedia is not for me, it is for wikipidiots. :...  
mbz1   Wikipedia is not for me, it is for wikipidiots. ...  
Guido den Broeder   By natural selection. An honest person is an easy...  
Tarc   http://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?titl...1...  
jd turk   Mbz's 15 minutes just petered out. That sho...  
mbz1   [url=http://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=...  


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