Steve Cross/Steve Zhang RfA Options

[A Horse With No Name]

It has been ages since I've paid any attention to the RfA drama machine Taking a look this afternoon, I see that the artist formerly known as Steve Crossin (who famously played "borrow my mop" with Peter Symonds and Chet Long a few years ago) is back at it.

Steve is a nice guy and he got the short end of the stick as part of that idiotic escapade with those teenage idiots. I would like to imagine that he'd spend his time in pursue of more meaningful adventures - but if he gets adminship, it would be a welcome sign of a nice guy who (for once) wins the Wiki-game.

[that one guy]

Well half the opposes were of the "OMG WE CAN'T TRUST HIM PERIOD" sort of sense. The other half was really "dude, you only came back 6 months ago, want to see a bit more time before I can support you given your past". He is one of the better people on there and really a very cool head in terms of his actions on wiki. What I really don't get though is why is it harder for him to get adminship than it was for Chet and Peter to get theirs back? I remember the fall out from it but I don't recall exact details.

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[A Horse With No Name]

What I really don't get though is why is it harder for him to get adminship than it was for Chet and Peter to get theirs back? I remember the fall out from it but I don't recall exact details.

It is not hard for bad boys admins to regain their bits after a spell of mischief. Fat boy GlassCobra knowingly nominated a sockpuppet for adminship, got his adminship taken away, and then crassly demanded the tools back - and he got them.

Chet had some friends pulling for him privately - there was no "community" debate. Peter went through another RfA without problems - quite different from Steve's hassle.

[that one guy]

What I really don't get though is why is it harder for him to get adminship than it was for Chet and Peter to get theirs back? I remember the fall out from it but I don't recall exact details.

It is not hard for bad boys admins to regain their bits after a spell of mischief. Fat boy GlassCobra knowingly nominated a sockpuppet for adminship, got his adminship taken away, and then crassly demanded the tools back - and he got them.

Chet had some friends pulling for him privately - there was no "community" debate. Peter went through another RfA without problems - quite different from Steve's hassle.

Not to mention Peter eventually got steward. And what was this GlassCobra incident? o_o

[A Horse With No Name]

And what was this GlassCobra incident? o_o

Oh, you weren't here for that? GlassCobra knowingly nominated someone for adminship who was a sockpuppet. But that was only half of it - it turned out a couple of Arbcom members knew it was a sockpuppet account but allowed it to function. That was two years ago - all water under the proverbial bridge.

[radek]

And what was this GlassCobra incident? o_o

Oh, you weren't here for that? GlassCobra knowingly nominated someone for adminship who was a sockpuppet. But that was only half of it - it turned out a couple of Arbcom members knew it was a sockpuppet account but allowed it to function. That was two years ago - all water under the proverbial bridge.

this it the Undertow/Law thing or something else?

[A Horse With No Name]

this it the Undertow/Law thing or something else?

B-I-N-G-O!

By the way, doesn't Steve have a sexy wife? I think he changed his surname to hers after he hooked up with her. Any intriguing photos of the wonderful young Mrs. Steve? (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/evilgrin.gif)

[Steve Crossin]

this it the Undertow/Law thing or something else?

B-I-N-G-O!

By the way, doesn't Steve have a sexy wife? I think he changed his surname to hers after he hooked up with her. Any intriguing photos of the wonderful young Mrs. Steve? (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/evilgrin.gif)

Nope, none that are online. Kinda plan on keeping it that way too. (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/smile.gif)

[A Horse With No Name]

By the way, doesn't Steve have a sexy wife? I think he changed his surname to hers after he hooked up with her. Any intriguing photos of the wonderful young Mrs. Steve? (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/evilgrin.gif)

Nope, none that are online. Kinda plan on keeping it that way too. (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/smile.gif)

Eh, phooey! Don't you know that the Internet is all about sharing...what's your is mine and stuff like that? (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/hrmph.gif)

There did appear to be some canvassing from the opposers. I hope Steve doesn't feel too bad about this. RfA is stressful enough without the crap that he got put through.

Oh, wow...Catfish joined the WR chatter stream! Hello, Kitty! (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/smile.gif)

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