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Is it just the admim/checkuser/oversighter tools, or is it the whole affair with WP?

My analysis is that the project is going nowhere, just around in circles. With no goal in mind, how can Jimbo and the Foundation expect to keep the team together? Well you are in good company, many have been lost this last couple of years, the "saga" just goes on and on!

Checkuser must have been a pain in the butt, Jimbo should be made to do some of the dirty-work tool (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/ohmy.gif)
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QUOTE(emesee @ Mon 9th March 2009, 2:47pm) *

Yayy!!! And y'know what - it feels good (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/smile.gif)

The downside is that I get to read Kato's litany of BLP horrors but am able to do little or nothing about it anymore. But ... have to draw the line somewhere. It's not my responsibility and frankly, it's the system that's broken, not this BLP and that BLP. Patching over the cracks is just prolonging the inevitable and I've run out of fight anyway.
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QUOTE(Alison @ Mon 9th March 2009, 2:52pm) *
The downside is that I get to read Kato's litany of BLP horrors but am able to do little or nothing about it anymore. But ... have to draw the line somewhere. It's not my responsibility and frankly, it's the system that's broken, not this BLP and that BLP. Patching over the cracks is just prolonging the inevitable and I've run out of fight anyway.

And let's not forget the utter chaos currently surrounding the Obama article.
That Worldnetdaily article was posted by Drudge, was run by Fox News, is currently
going through the right-wing blog echo chamber, and has resulted in a WP vandalism war
being conducted by Free Republic crazies.

That is very bad for Wikipedia. Freepers are batshit insane, and have plenty of time
and energy to harass WP admins.

You did the right thing, Alison. It's all going to hell.
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Gold heart   Alison retired?  
SirFozzie   Can't say I saw this coming but we talked a wh...  
everyking   I thought she announced her retirement awhile ago,...  
Alison   Is it just the admim/checkuser/oversighter tools,...  
Milton Roe   [quote name='Gold heart' post='159993' date='Fri ...  
everyking   Is it just the admim/checkuser/oversighter tools...  
Alison   Not sure [i]what your point is here, EK?? Beca...  
Gold heart   [quote name='Gold heart' post='159993' date='Fri ...  
EricBarbour   Good old Frank and the lads down in legendary myth...  
SirFozzie   EK are you aware that she did give up all her righ...  
gomi   Hoorah for Alison. As we always suspected, she is...  
Emperor   Alison, you'll always be a sysop in my book.  
LaraLove   People have always advised that on retirement, I ...  
LessHorrid vanU   People have always advised that on retirement, I...  
Cla68   Speaking just for myself, of course, Wikipedia is ...  
LamontStormstar   Why not sell the admin account for profit?  
Gold heart   Why not sell the admin account for profit? I...  
wikiwhistle   You could always give it to Dereks1x for the lulz.  
Alison   You could always give it to Dereks1x for the lulz...  
Cedric   It's not my responsibility and frankly, it...  
Moulton   Systemic dysfunctionality cannot be corrected exce...  
Floydsvoid   Slow-motion trainwrecks are becoming commonplace ...  
Alison   I'm somewhat surprised that Alison developed ...  
Floydsvoid   Well, I've been on the intertubes for some 21...  
KimvdLinde   There are roughly two types of admin tasks for whi...  
Cla68   There are roughly two types of admin tasks for wh...  
Gold heart   There are roughly two types of admin tasks for wh...  
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