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Has such a list been compiled?
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QUOTE(Mike R @ Tue 23rd February 2010, 2:51pm) *

Has such a list been compiled?


Yes, it's right here.
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QUOTE(Mike R @ Tue 23rd February 2010, 2:51pm) *

Has such a list been compiled?


Yes, it's right here.


See also
  • Wikipediots who say they believe in "consensus" until "consensus" goes against them
  • Wikipediots who say they follow WP:YNI (You Name It) until WP:YNI goes against them
  • I think you see the pattern here …
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QUOTE(Mike R @ Tue 23rd February 2010, 2:51pm) *

Has such a list been compiled?

there is also Admins who claimed to be open to recall until someone wanted to recall them, so they changed their recall criteria to be so strict that they ultimately became impossible to achieve
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There should also be a list of admins who promised to be open to recall at their RfAs, but just never got around to it somehow.
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I propose we merely refer to them as 'elonkated.'
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QUOTE(Zoloft @ Tue 23rd February 2010, 3:25pm) *

I propose we merely refer to them as 'elonkated'.


To use it in a sentence —
  • Many politicians say they support term limits — until they get in office — then they want their terms elonkated.
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The lead-off batter here surely would be Navou a.k.a. Mercury a.k.a. var. al. nom.—or need I re-tell that story?

Times like these I wish Rootology's project was still up and running. I really should see about getting an account over at wikitruth.info, or perhap$ $tarting my own BAD$ITE.
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QUOTE(CharlotteWebb @ Tue 23rd February 2010, 4:09pm) *

Times like these I wish Rootology's project was still up and running.


Yes, because ArbComics is not ludicrous enough.

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QUOTE(Zoloft @ Tue 23rd February 2010, 12:25pm) *
I propose we merely refer to them as 'elonkated.'
Snappy!

That list is a laff-riot. And a good example of WP's misgovernanace.

Look at some of the names on the list.
  1. Elonka...well, you know all about that thing.....
  2. Herostratus, notorious pedophile POV-pusher, is apparently in prison right now for possessing child pornography. Has anyone tried to revoke his adminship?
  3. GlassCobra? What an embarrassment.
  4. Ditto for Friday.
  5. Nishkid64, famous juvenile banhammer.
  6. Plus a number of people I personally find distasteful: Chillum, Bisanz, Tiptoety, NW.
If Wikipedia were not an ugly joke, those freaks
(and probably a few more freaks on the open-to-recall list)
would have already been recalled.


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Don't forget Tbsdy lives - http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=...oldid=340215334
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QUOTE(Hipocrite @ Tue 23rd February 2010, 9:40pm) *

Now that's class. Eight days between "I pledge to respect the community" and "fuck off, peasants, I'm untouchable now" has got to be some kind of record.
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QUOTE(CharlotteWebb @ Tue 23rd February 2010, 9:09pm) *

The lead-off batter here surely would be Navou a.k.a. Mercury a.k.a. var. al. nom.—or need I re-tell that story?

Times like these I wish Rootology's project was still up and running. I really should see about getting an account over at wikitruth.info, or perhap$ $tarting my own BAD$ITE.


For those of us not so close to the pulse of seething drama, please relate! I'm always up for story time (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/smile.gif)

Hey, I haven't changed my recall in years, and I think it's pretty simple! On the other hand, since ArbCom has gotten more active in enforcing "under the cloud"-type remedies, I'm not sure mine is as relevant as it once was--or ever was, as back in the day I'm not sure I had ever been in a situation where someone would even try to get me sacked.

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QUOTE(Hipocrite @ Tue 23rd February 2010, 9:40pm) *

Now that's class. Eight days between "I pledge to respect the community" and "fuck off, peasants, I'm untouchable now" has got to be some kind of record.

Part of the issue is even well-meaning admins don't immediately realize how easy it would be for the trolls to game the system. So either they renege because it's an obviously-bad-faith request, or they change their rules to something stricter, making it near impossible from a practical standpoint. Either way it's not that effective.
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QUOTE(BelovedFox @ Tue 23rd February 2010, 10:10pm) *

Part of the issue is even well-meaning admins don't immediately realize how easy it would be for the trolls to game the system. So either they renege because it's an obviously-bad-faith request, or they change their rules to something stricter, making it near impossible from a practical standpoint. Either way it's not that effective.

Translation from Wikipedese: "I am perfect, therefore anyone who opposes me is a troll, therefore I only need to listen to people who agree with everything I say or do".

Have a read of this to see the well-oiled machine that is the recall process in action.
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I think Eva's description of Tsbdy's statement was over-the-top, speaking as someone who spends some time cracking wise.
He was being poked at by Hipocrite about a section on his user page, where he opined that administrators should be open to recall, (the struck-out part), followed by:
"I've had a rethink about recall. I think it's pretty useless, most recall criteria is necessarily strict to stop frivilous recalls, but unfortunately this also means that they would never pass, even should the admin be totally misbehaved. IMO, an RFC/U does the job just as well. There is no evidence that terrible admins haven't had their admin flags removed in the past."

Which is a reasonable statement. I am no supporter of Tsbdy's antics, but this time he was unfairly slammed.
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QUOTE(EricBarbour @ Tue 23rd February 2010, 9:18pm) *
  1. Herostratus, notorious pedophile POV-pusher, is apparently in prison right now for possessing child pornography. Has anyone tried to revoke his adminship?


Whatever the the hell this "incident" and his current living arrangements are, he appears in this edit to imply that another person has access to his account.

This is sufficient basis to de-sysop him and block his account until further notice, I think.
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QUOTE(CharlotteWebb @ Tue 23rd February 2010, 5:38pm) *

QUOTE(EricBarbour @ Tue 23rd February 2010, 9:18pm) *
  1. Herostratus, notorious pedophile POV-pusher, is apparently in prison right now for possessing child pornography. Has anyone tried to revoke his adminship?


Whatever the the hell this "incident" and his current living arrangements are, he appears in this edit to imply that another person has access to his account.

This is sufficient basis to de-sysop him and block his account until further notice, I think.


Ugh. Indeed. Where do such requests, go, AN?

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QUOTE(CharlotteWebb @ Tue 23rd February 2010, 2:38pm) *
Whatever the the hell this "incident" and his current living arrangements are, he appears in this edit to imply that another person has access to his account.
This is sufficient basis to de-sysop him and block his account until further notice, I think.

And yet, he (or his court-appointed "majordomo") continues to "edit".

What obsession. What bad craziness. (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/laugh.gif)
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QUOTE(EricBarbour @ Tue 23rd February 2010, 10:51pm) *

QUOTE(CharlotteWebb @ Tue 23rd February 2010, 2:38pm) *
Whatever the the hell this "incident" and his current living arrangements are, he appears in this edit to imply that another person has access to his account.
This is sufficient basis to de-sysop him and block his account until further notice, I think.

And yet, he (or his court-appointed "majordomo") continues to "edit".

What obsession. What bad craziness. (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/laugh.gif)

Damn, I wish I hadn't clicked your link, which led in turn to Zichy Mihály rajz.jpg (safe for work - just - although you may get funny looks). Anyone care to explain how the Sum Of All Human Knowledge is improved by that? My apologies for ever doubting anyone who ever mentioned just what a cesspool that place is becoming.
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I'm going to start a new thread in Editors about this......too good (disgusting) to be true......
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