It's that time again!, Time for 2011 arbcom elections. Options

[The Joy]

Well I've now voted five times in total, all using different computers and a variety of ISP's.
I do love democracy, it's so democratic.

You actually think anybody is counting? The house always wins.

In order to save the patient, Wikipedia..., we must destroy it.

Vote House for ArbCom!

[Michaeldsuarez]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Mis...on/User:NWA.Rep

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=...r=2011&month=12

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=...r=2011&month=12

I see that the Wikipedians are giving candidate NWA.Rep a tough time. Seeing NWA.Rep's recent contributions, it appears as if they're frustrating him to the point where he might retire from editing again.

NWA.Rep's user page has been deleted, and to add insult to injury, there's now a sockpuppetry investigation:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Soc...gations/NWA.Rep

This guy doesn't get a break.

This post has been edited by Michaeldsuarez: Tue 13th December 2011, 2:20pm

[that one guy]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Mis...on/User:NWA.Rep

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=...r=2011&month=12

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=...r=2011&month=12

I see that the Wikipedians are giving candidate NWA.Rep a tough time. Seeing NWA.Rep's recent contributions, it appears as if they're frustrating him to the point where he might retire from editing again.

NWA.Rep's user page has been deleted, and to add insult to injury, there's now a sockpuppetry investigation:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Soc...gations/NWA.Rep

This guy doesn't get a break.

Don't wikistalk... unless you're convinced the editor is up to no good, then it's ok eh?

[opinionated spectator]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Mis...on/User:NWA.Rep

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=...r=2011&month=12

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=...r=2011&month=12

I see that the Wikipedians are giving candidate NWA.Rep a tough time. Seeing NWA.Rep's recent contributions, it appears as if they're frustrating him to the point where he might retire from editing again.

NWA.Rep's user page has been deleted, and to add insult to injury, there's now a sockpuppetry investigation:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Soc...gations/NWA.Rep

This guy doesn't get a break.

Don't wikistalk... unless you're convinced the editor is up to no good, then it's ok eh?

It is very sad that he gets treated like this just for running for ArbCom. It is very clear that those people are not his sockpuppets. Sky Divine is actually on the other end of the Taiwan-China political spectrum (NWA is pro-Taiwan, Sky Divine is in the pro-China camp). Sky most likely copied NWA's page format to attack him. In fact, there are documented disputes between the two on Sky's talkpage. The latest frivolous sockpuppetry (more or less a harassment campaign) actually lend credence to NWA's previous argument that the "voter guide writers" are out there to get him. I also question NWA's current state of mind. He seems to be on the verge of losing it.

[~DC]

I wonder what's taking so long. My bet: someone Jimbo doesn't like got elected.

[Cla68]

I wonder what's taking so long. My bet: someone Jimbo doesn't like got elected.

Or else the guys who are supposed to be checking the votes keep getting sidetracked by real world concerns. As Wikipedia gets more time-consuming to administer, it gets harder to find anyone, and I fall into this also, who have sufficient free time to complete a project in Wikipedia within a short amount of time.

[Ottava]

I wonder what's taking so long. My bet: someone Jimbo doesn't like got elected.

Or else the guys who are supposed to be checking the votes keep getting sidetracked by real world concerns. As Wikipedia gets more time-consuming to administer, it gets harder to find anyone, and I fall into this also, who have sufficient free time to complete a project in Wikipedia within a short amount of time.

I think they are just hoping Jimbo decides to shut down Wikipedia so they don't even have to worry about an election.

[Michaeldsuarez]

I wonder what's taking so long. My bet: someone Jimbo doesn't like got elected.

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=...oldid=465233359

They're apparently giving some users with suspect votes time to address some concerns.

Perhaps they're waiting for "Someone963852" to be more cooperative:

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=...oldid=465294574

This post has been edited by Michaeldsuarez: Sat 17th December 2011, 1:54pm

[Peter Damian]

Perhaps they're waiting for "Someone963852" to be more cooperative:

Thanks for noting that. I see that the Zoophilia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoophilia article is the subject of massive edit war again, between Someone963852 above and another editor called Plateau99 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Plateau99 . The usual old stuff. Someone963852 thinks that Zoophilia is not a sexual orientation and that animals cannot give consent to sex. Plateau99 thinks that Zoosexuals are a persecuted minority, have rights, should not be discriminated against etc etc. We were here 6 years ago. This is absolute proof that Wikipedia will never improve, not even slowly.

This post has been edited by Peter Damian: Sat 17th December 2011, 2:19pm

[Malleus]

Perhaps they're waiting for "Someone963852" to be more cooperative:

Thanks for noting that. I see that the Zoophilia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoophilia article is the subject of massive edit war again, between Someone963852 above and another editor called Plateau99 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Plateau99 . The usual old stuff. Someone963852 thinks that Zoophilia is not a sexual orientation and that animals cannot give consent to sex. Plateau99 thinks that Zoosexuals are a persecuted minority, have rights, should not be discriminated against etc etc. We were here 6 years ago. This is absolute proof that Wikipedia will never improve, not even slowly.

Perhaps it only proves that Plateau99 will never improve, not even slowly?

[lonza leggiera]

....

Perhaps they're waiting for "Someone963852" to be more cooperative:

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=...oldid=465294574

If so, perhaps they should read Bencmq's talk page.

[Michaeldsuarez]

Perhaps they're waiting for "Someone963852" to be more cooperative:

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=...oldid=465294574

If so, perhaps they should read Bencmq's talk page.

Whoops. Sorry.

[EricBarbour]

Well, now a whole passel of people are examining Plateau99's history. I expect he will prove to be someone we've seen before. Ho hum. So predictable.

(He's been editing Ophidiophilia. Ick.)

This post has been edited by EricBarbour: Sun 18th December 2011, 10:04pm

[Peter Damian]

Well, now a whole passel of people are examining Plateau99's history. I expect he will prove to be someone we've seen before. Ho hum. So predictable.

(He's been editing Ophidiophilia. Ick.)

In my day you got banned for asking questions like that.

Oh and welcome to the 'Worm that Turned' who I see is browsing here. Possibly a future Arbcom member. Welcome to the cesspit.

This post has been edited by Peter Damian: Sun 18th December 2011, 10:15pm

[Peter Damian]

Well, now a whole passel of people are examining Plateau99's history. I expect he will prove to be someone we've seen before. Ho hum. So predictable.

(He's been editing Ophidiophilia. Ick.)

In my day you got banned for asking questions like that.

Oh and welcome to the 'Worm that Turned' who I see is browsing here. Possibly a future Arbcom member. Welcome to the cesspit.

Oh my mistake http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:ACE2011 sorry about that. Just bubbling under. Still, just takes one resignation.

so here are the results. No Coren. Geni in the bottom 3. Worm at 59% just below Jclemens.

Courcelles 433 186 110 323 79,74%
Risker 401 199 129 272 75,66%
Kirill Lokshin 372 216 141 231 72,51%
Roger Davies 374 210 145 229 72,06%
Hersfold 347 246 136 211 71,84%
SilkTork 309 293 127 182 70,87%
AGK 342 246 141 101 70,81%
Jclemens 313 212 204 109 60,54%


This post has been edited by Peter Damian: Sun 18th December 2011, 10:21pm

[carbuncle]

Well, now a whole passel of people are examining Plateau99's history. I expect he will prove to be someone we've seen before. Ho hum. So predictable.

(He's been editing Ophidiophilia. Ick.)

Ophidiophilia is defined as the sexual attraction to snakes. ... Some ophidiophiles are attracted to snakes on a platonic (non-sexual) level.

That seems almost contradictory...

[SB_Johnny]

Well, now a whole passel of people are examining Plateau99's history. I expect he will prove to be someone we've seen before. Ho hum. So predictable.

(He's been editing Ophidiophilia. Ick.)

Ophidiophilia is defined as the sexual attraction to snakes. ... Some ophidiophiles are attracted to snakes on a platonic (non-sexual) level.

That seems almost contradictory...

You missed the helpful part:

Ophidicism (an act associated with ophidiophilia) is a sexual act in which a woman inserts the tail of a snake or eel in her vagina or anus, and receives pleasure as it wriggles to get free. It can be dangerous in that some reptiles carry salmonella.

So ladies, make sure to pasteurize those snakes before pleasuring yourself with them!

[EricBarbour]

Courcelles 433 186 110 323 79,74%
Risker 401 199 129 272 75,66%
Kirill Lokshin 372 216 141 231 72,51%
Roger Davies 374 210 145 229 72,06%
Hersfold 347 246 136 211 71,84%
SilkTork 309 293 127 182 70,87%
AGK 342 246 141 101 70,81%
Jclemens 313 212 204 109 60,54%

Hmf, the light and frothy shit rises to the top of the septic tank.

Hersfold is a vile creature. Giving him any power is proof positive that Wikipedia is a broken place.

[thekohser]

so here are the results. No Coren. Geni in the bottom 3. Worm at 59% just below Jclemens.

Courcelles 433 186 110 323 79,74%
Risker 401 199 129 272 75,66%
Kirill Lokshin 372 216 141 231 72,51%
Roger Davies 374 210 145 229 72,06%
Hersfold 347 246 136 211 71,84%
SilkTork 309 293 127 182 70,87%
AGK 342 246 141 101 70,81%
Jclemens 313 212 204 109 60,54%

I'm sorry to be so lazy, but could someone quickly and clearly indicate... how many ArbCom seats needed to be filled (or re-filled)? How many of these "winners" will be taking those vacant seats? And, how many of the new appointees have already served on ArbCom?

I'd like to write a brief Examiner post about how the Wikipedia community simply shuns new blood and perpetuates the Old Guard's control. But, I don't care to say that if the evidence is to the contrary.

[EricBarbour]

I'm sorry to be so lazy, but could someone quickly and clearly indicate... how many ArbCom seats needed to be filled (or re-filled)? How many of these "winners" will be taking those vacant seats? And, how many of the new appointees have already served on ArbCom?

For 2012, 7 current arbitrators will remain on the Committee. The Committee will be reduced to 15 members, leaving 8 vacant seats. Seven of the vacant seats will have a two-year term; the eighth seat will have a one-year term.

Courcelles, SilkTork and AGK are new, the rest are being reelected.