Gazimoff retires, One less admin, one less AC clerk Options

[LaraLove]

I can't find the thread that all these were being discussed in, so if a mod can please move it, that'd be great. Thanks.

So Gazimoff (T-C-L-K-R-D) was the admin who created WP:RREV, the full scale analysis of RFA following RFA/DHMO 3. I believe it was a greatly needed review and I looked forward to the results and possible revamping of the process. Unfortunately, Durova got involved, spouted off her opinion, which basically fell under WP:CHIPSLAW, and it all went downhill from there. Thanks, Durova. (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/dry.gif) Of all the pointless discussion going on around the project that you love to needlessly interject yourself in, it's THIS, which actually served a purpose, that you decided needed to be shutdown? Someone file this as an example of her grand lack of self-awareness.

Anyway, he was also an ArbCom clerk, but has now resigned and retired as seen here.

[Gazimoff]

Make Felix Pedro a featured article on or before June 22, 2010.

I was never one for biographies, personally. Besides, the quality of my writing and my experiences with the Featured Article mob put me off the idea. In comparison, RfA was easier.

What's your stance on the BLP problem?

I think it's a huge problem, and I don't think that the recent changes and new proposals go far enough. That said, I'm not sure that the geeks who started Wikipedia ten years ago had any idea of the problems it would face. That one single website can cause such damage to an individual's life or career is extremely worrying, and yet large numbers of those that work on it feel that their behaviour is perfectly acceptable.

Part of me feels that bigraphies of living people should be completely cut out of Wikipedia and housed elsewhere (in a similar way to Commons or News), with far stricter policies on inclusion and sourcing. If only to ensure that those of us who want to work on more boring or mundane topics can get some peace and quiet.

Yes, it is a mess. And it needs to be sorted. Whether they have the balls to do it is another thing. One thing I have learned about online communities is that where there is a nettle that needs to be grasped or a bitter pill that needs to be swallowed, people will do absolutely anything to avoid it.

First go bang your head on a nearby wall for a bit. If the sensation pleases you, then you are probably in the right frame of mind for a return.

I'd love to get my hands on some churn rates for Wikipedia, both from editors and administrators. Services like Twitter and Facebook have a 60% churn rate and yet they don't generally have people going out of their way to piss eachother off. I think that there needs to be more standing up to dickish behaviour and more opportunity to nip things in the bud, but I don't see that happening any time soon. Then again, I find it interesting that WP is now actively courting experts to join the project. I don't think these experts will stick around much once they find out how much their knowledge is appreciated by others in the community.

Go into your real community (the one outside of your door) and volunteer. Work with kids that need mentoring. Do work with the Red Cross or a volunteer emergency services operation. Lend a hand at a local food bank. If you need to contribute, then do it in a way that makes a genuine impact on the world.

I'll dwell on this. I've always been part of the tech community, and I'll be looking to flex it in other ways. But it is a shame, however, that this project is not as philanthropic as I had once hoped.

[LaraLove]

What's your stance on the BLP problem?

I think it's a huge problem, and I don't think that the recent changes and new proposals go far enough. That said, I'm not sure that the geeks who started Wikipedia ten years ago had any idea of the problems it would face. That one single website can cause such damage to an individual's life or career is extremely worrying, and yet large numbers of those that work on it feel that their behaviour is perfectly acceptable.

Part of me feels that bigraphies of living people should be completely cut out of Wikipedia and housed elsewhere (in a similar way to Commons or News), with far stricter policies on inclusion and sourcing. If only to ensure that those of us who want to work on more boring or mundane topics can get some peace and quiet.

Yes, it is a mess. And it needs to be sorted. Whether they have the balls to do it is another thing. One thing I have learned about online communities is that where there is a nettle that needs to be grasped or a bitter pill that needs to be swallowed, people will do absolutely anything to avoid it.

Brilliant idea. Never seen that one before. Absolutely brilliant. Will it ever happen? Almost certainly not. But I think that's probably the best proposal I've seen.

[Apathetic]

Biopedia?

[Eva Destruction]

Biopedia?

BLPdeia

[CharlotteWebb]

Biopedia?

BLPdeia

BLPocalypse Now!