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QUOTE(Heat @ Mon 20th April 2009, 7:54pm) Jayjg hasn't edited since April 8 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Jayjg Now while he stopped editing around the beginning of Passover he hasn't resumed editing since its end. Has Jayjg decided to run to ground until the West Bank Arbcomm case is over (Jay has a habit of disappearing when he's under ArbComm scrutiny) Why didn't anyone told me? I didn't know Wikipedia was already a better place! (IMG: smilys0b23ax56/default/evilgrin.gif)
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QUOTE(EricBarbour @ Tue 21st April 2009, 8:35am) QUOTE(Somey @ Tue 21st April 2009, 12:02am) Maybe he's in mourning for the recently-deceased author J.G. Ballard? A guy like that probably has no idea who Ballard was. Safe bet, he's "hiding" from Arbcom (meaning: frantically manipulating people behind the scenes, as shitrain falls upon his parade). Hm. Jayjg disappears and two weeks later J. G. Ballard dies. Coincidence? (IMG: smilys0b23ax56/default/hmmm.gif)
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No wonder he's in hiding: QUOTE 2.7.1) There is evidence ([http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikien-l/2007-December/087744.html], [http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikien-l/2007-December/087751.html]) that {{userlinks|Jayjg}} was involved in a conspiracy to affect Wikipedia content in violation of several policies (including, but not limited to, [[WP:CANVASS]], [[WP:MEAT]], and [[WP:EW]]).
2.7.2) Jayjg's actions regarding the matter addressed in 2.7.1 brought (or could reasonably have brought) Wikipedia into disrepute.
Question: If Jayjg is slapped with a ban on editing Israel related topics will he use his knowledge of CheckUser to create a sock that can evade detection?
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QUOTE(Heat @ Wed 22nd April 2009, 1:53pm) Question: If Jayjg is slapped with a ban on editing Israel related topics will he use his knowledge of CheckUser to create a sock that can evade detection?
Shouldn't we assume he's using a sock now? It's kind of hard to assume that he could go cold-turkey just like that... It shouldn't be too hard to correlate his ostrich-esque wiki-breaks against the activity of other accounts on his favourite articles. Anybody with the time and skills for such an analysis? Cheers, Pedrito
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QUOTE(pedrito @ Wed 22nd April 2009, 8:38am) QUOTE(Heat @ Wed 22nd April 2009, 1:53pm) Question: If Jayjg is slapped with a ban on editing Israel related topics will he use his knowledge of CheckUser to create a sock that can evade detection? Shouldn't we assume he's using a sock now? It's kind of hard to assume that he could go cold-turkey just like that... It shouldn't be too hard to correlate his ostrich-esque wiki-breaks against the activity of other accounts on his favourite articles. I think it is a mistake to assume that Jayjg is a wiki-obsessive like SlimVirgin or others. He is vastly more disciplined that virtually any other editor on Wikipedia, covers his tracks pretty well, and does his polticking in the background, via email. While there is no specific evidence that Jayjg is paid to edit Wikipedia, he is a different sort of beast than those we normally deal with. He is much, much more interested in maintaining his long-term ability to influence his articles of interest than he is in the other dramas of the community. QUOTE(Alex @ Wed 22nd April 2009, 10:11am) There's no way he'll be able to sock without being caught though, because if he did primarily to edit Israel articles, a Jayjg-like editor would stand out too much. There is already a small legion of distinct editors, like IronDuke, who will do whatever Jay tells them to do. If Jay were banned, the ranks of such distinct editors would swelll. Jay doesn't need to sock.
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QUOTE(gomi @ Wed 22nd April 2009, 10:18am) While there is no specific evidence that Jayjg is paid to edit Wikipedia, he is a different sort of beast than those we normally deal with. He is much, much more interested in maintaining his long-term ability to influence his articles of interest than he is in the other dramas of the community.
If I understand you correctly, you're saying his a voice of an Israeli organization, possibly even a government one? (IMG: smilys0b23ax56/default/fear.gif)
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QUOTE(Son of a Yeti @ Thu 23rd April 2009, 11:17am) QUOTE(gomi @ Wed 22nd April 2009, 10:18am) While there is no specific evidence that Jayjg is paid to edit Wikipedia, he is a different sort of beast than those we normally deal with. He is much, much more interested in maintaining his long-term ability to influence his articles of interest than he is in the other dramas of the community. If I understand you correctly, you're saying his a voice of an Israeli organization, possibly even a government one? (IMG: smilys0b23ax56/default/fear.gif) To the best of my knowledge, there is no evidence of any kind regarding Jayjg, his identity, or his affiliations. My comment should be read thusly: given a longitudinal study of his editing habits, his involvement in wiki-politics, his on-wiki associates, and other incidental evidence, Jayjg presents a profile very different from (e.g.) SlimVirgin, JzG, Ryulong, MONGO, or other assorted wiki-obsessives. His skill in manipulating people without crossing clear lines, his studied use of threats, his willingness and ability to act through others (both admin and regular editors), his astonishing skill at gaming the system, and -- perhaps most importantly -- his willingness to simply disappear from the conversation for long periods, would seem to indicate someone of a more professional nature than most wiki editors (who seem to have escaped from the Island of Misfit Toys or something). But just so no one accuses me of slinging any slurs: I am not accusing Jayjg of being an "agent" of any organization. Whether or not he acts like one is a matter for well-informed individuals to conclude on their own.
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QUOTE(Newyorkbrad @ Thu 23rd April 2009, 3:22pm) QUOTE(gomi @ Tue 21st April 2009, 1:51am) QUOTE(Heat @ Mon 20th April 2009, 7:54pm) (Jay has a habit of disappearing when he's under ArbComm scrutiny) Jay has a habit of lobbying the Arbcom on the special-sooper-sekrit ArbCom mailing list so furiously that he has no time for mere editing. I'm not commenting on this specific case, editor, or matter, but former arbitrators were removed from the ArbCom mailing list three months ago. As I understand it, however, there remains a distinct list containing both current and former Arbcom members. True? And even if this were not the case, I'm sure the email addresses of all the current Arbcom members are well-known to Jayjg.
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