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Posted by: Rick

The next CU and OS elections are coming up!

Posted by: Kelly Martin

QUOTE(Rick @ Tue 4th May 2010, 7:02am) *
The next CU and OS elections are coming up!
Has the Cabal announced yet who is supposed to win them?

Posted by: NuclearWarfare

QUOTE(Kelly Martin @ Tue 4th May 2010, 1:36pm) *

QUOTE(Rick @ Tue 4th May 2010, 7:02am) *
The next CU and OS elections are coming up!
Has the Cabal announced yet who is supposed to win them?


Timeline:
# May 1–8 – Preparation for election, including offers of nomination to selected candidates
# May 9–22 – Voting using the SecurePoll extension for a secret ballot
# May 22–27 – Arbitration Committee review of results
# May 28 – Announcement of results

Posted by: Malleus

QUOTE(Kelly Martin @ Tue 4th May 2010, 2:36pm) *

QUOTE(Rick @ Tue 4th May 2010, 7:02am) *
The next CU and OS elections are coming up!
Has the Cabal announced yet who is supposed to win them?

No doubt if there are any winners who weren't supposed to win they'll be dealt with appropriately.

Posted by: Gruntled

QUOTE(Malleus @ Wed 5th May 2010, 1:08am) *

QUOTE(Kelly Martin @ Tue 4th May 2010, 2:36pm) *

QUOTE(Rick @ Tue 4th May 2010, 7:02am) *
The next CU and OS elections are coming up!
Has the Cabal announced yet who is supposed to win them?

No doubt if there are any winners who weren't supposed to win they'll be dealt with appropriately.

Surely it's not a simple vote such that if you get x% you're in and if you get any less you're not. The closers have to determine whether there is a consensus to appoint. As anyone who follows RfA and RfB (presumably most people here) will know, consensus means whatever you want it to mean.

Posted by: taiwopanfob

QUOTE(Gruntled @ Wed 5th May 2010, 11:08am) *

Surely it's not a simple vote such that if you get x% you're in and if you get any less you're not. The closers have to determine whether there is a consensus to appoint. As anyone who follows RfA and RfB (presumably most people here) will know, consensus means whatever you want it to mean.


Why vote in an election when, once the polls close, some agency is going to step in and make sure you voted for the right guy?

What is the point of using "secure" voting techniques in such an election?

Posted by: SB_Johnny

QUOTE(taiwopanfob @ Wed 5th May 2010, 7:28am) *

QUOTE(Gruntled @ Wed 5th May 2010, 11:08am) *

Surely it's not a simple vote such that if you get x% you're in and if you get any less you're not. The closers have to determine whether there is a consensus to appoint. As anyone who follows RfA and RfB (presumably most people here) will know, consensus means whatever you want it to mean.


Why vote in an election when, once the polls close, some agency is going to step in and make sure you voted for the right guy?

What is the point of using "secure" voting techniques in such an election?

Simple:

1. The people who vote know who's in good standing with the cabal.
2. The people who vote tend to either support the cabal or are "trolls"
3. Aside from cabal supporters and trolls, nobody else is interested in the elections.
4. After the troll votes are discounted, the vote shows the world how wonderfully consensus-driven Wikipedia is.

Not all that mysterious, after all rolleyes.gif

Posted by: Moulton

So, it's coming down to the Central Consensual Cabal vs the Terrible Taunting Trobal.

Posted by: Eva Destruction

QUOTE(SB_Johnny @ Wed 5th May 2010, 1:16pm) *

Simple:

1. The people who vote know who's in good standing with the cabal.
2. The people who vote tend to either support the cabal or are "trolls"
3. Aside from cabal supporters and trolls, nobody else is interested in the elections.
4. After the troll votes are discounted, the vote shows the world how wonderfully consensus-driven Wikipedia is.

Not all that mysterious, after all rolleyes.gif

Even simpler, in this case; only "pre-approved" candidates are allowed to stand in the first place. No prizes for guessing who dishes out permission to stand. I can see a good-intention reason for that—it stops the pedo-clique from being able to game their members into being the ones who make the decisions on kiddy-porn, for instance.

Posted by: taiwopanfob

QUOTE(Eva Destruction @ Wed 5th May 2010, 1:21pm) *
Even simpler, in this case; only "pre-approved" candidates are allowed to stand in the first place.


What is the purpose of the five day post-election "review of results" by the ArbCommies?

Posted by: Eva Destruction

QUOTE(taiwopanfob @ Wed 5th May 2010, 4:15pm) *

QUOTE(Eva Destruction @ Wed 5th May 2010, 1:21pm) *
Even simpler, in this case; only "pre-approved" candidates are allowed to stand in the first place.


What is the purpose of the five day post-election "review of results" by the ArbCommies?

I think that's a clumsy wording for "verifying the winner's identities and checking with Godwin that there's no legal objection to the appointment". I don't know if they conduct any kind of background check, but I assume they do something, given that they insist on proof of identity before they enable any of these "ability to view sensitive material" powers. That's one Wikipedia policy I've no argument with at all, however much the information-wants-to-be-free hardliners whine about it.

Posted by: Jon Awbrey

QUOTE(taiwopanfob @ Wed 5th May 2010, 11:15am) *

QUOTE(Eva Destruction @ Wed 5th May 2010, 1:21pm) *

Even simpler, in this case; only "pre-approved" candidates are allowed to stand in the first place.


What is the purpose of the five day post-election "review of results" by the ArbCommies?


That's how long it takes to incubate an embryonic Goa'uld Wiki-Parasite.

Jon tongue.gif

Posted by: Kelly Martin

QUOTE(Eva Destruction @ Wed 5th May 2010, 10:30am) *
I don't know if they conduct any kind of background check, but I assume they do something, given that they insist on proof of identity before they enable any of these "ability to view sensitive material" powers. That's one Wikipedia policy I've no argument with at all, however much the information-wants-to-be-free hardliners whine about it.
The "background check" consists of asking around the Cabal to see if anyone objects.

That window is also used to deal with the relatively unlikely situation in which a candidate which the Cabal wanted elected somehow failed to get the requisite votes. In this case the votes cast against that candidate will be scrutinized to identify what malcontents are opposing the will of the Cabal so they can be deal with appropriately.

Posted by: Eva Destruction

QUOTE(Kelly Martin @ Wed 5th May 2010, 7:37pm) *

QUOTE(Eva Destruction @ Wed 5th May 2010, 10:30am) *
I don't know if they conduct any kind of background check, but I assume they do something, given that they insist on proof of identity before they enable any of these "ability to view sensitive material" powers. That's one Wikipedia policy I've no argument with at all, however much the information-wants-to-be-free hardliners whine about it.
The "background check" consists of asking around the Cabal to see if anyone objects.

That window is also used to deal with the relatively unlikely situation in which a candidate which the Cabal wanted elected somehow failed to get the requisite votes. In this case the votes cast against that candidate will be scrutinized to identify what malcontents are opposing the will of the Cabal so they can be deal with appropriately.

Pretty much. But I'd like to think that in the current climate, they at least carry out some kind of cursory check, even if it's just googling the name to see if the first hit is "recently convicted sex offender whose hobby is editing Wikipedia from his cell".

Posted by: taiwopanfob

QUOTE(Eva Destruction @ Wed 5th May 2010, 7:05pm) *
But I'd like to think that in the current climate, they at least carry out some kind of cursory check, even if it's just googling the name to see if the first hit is "recently convicted sex offender whose hobby is editing Wikipedia from his cell".


Considering the jobs the winners of these elections will be doing, this strikes me as the sort of thing that should be known to the electorate.

Before the polls open.

Maybe I missed something, but doesn't the WMF at least verify, in advance of the election, that all candidates meet the necessary conditions to stand as candidates?

Posted by: NuclearWarfare

QUOTE(taiwopanfob @ Thu 6th May 2010, 11:10am) *
Maybe I missed something, but doesn't the WMF at least verify, in advance of the election, that all candidates meet the necessary conditions to stand as candidates?

Depends on the election. Stewards and Board candidates have to verify their identities beforehand, but enwiki checkuser and oversight candidates do it after their election. Both receive access to the tools only after Cary confirms their identity though. How detailed of a process Cary uses to check identities, I have no idea.

Posted by: Theanima

Well, the candidates are http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight/May_2010_election!

For checkuser, we have Amalthea (T-C-L-K-R-D) , Jamesofur (T-C-L-K-R-D) , MuZemike (T-C-L-K-R-D) and Tiptoety (T-C-L-K-R-D) .

For oversight, we have Arbitrarily0 (T-C-L-K-R-D) , Beeblebrox (T-C-L-K-R-D) , Closedmouth (T-C-L-K-R-D) , LessHeard vanU (T-C-L-K-R-D) and Valley2city (T-C-L-K-R-D) .

Posted by: Eva Destruction

QUOTE(Theanima @ Fri 7th May 2010, 5:15pm) *

Well, the candidates are http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight/May_2010_election!

For checkuser, we have Amalthea (T-C-L-K-R-D) , Jamesofur (T-C-L-K-R-D) , MuZemike (T-C-L-K-R-D) and Tiptoety (T-C-L-K-R-D) .

For oversight, we have Arbitrarily0 (T-C-L-K-R-D) , Beeblebrox (T-C-L-K-R-D) , Closedmouth (T-C-L-K-R-D) , LessHeard vanU (T-C-L-K-R-D) and Valley2city (T-C-L-K-R-D) .

I can barely contain my excitement.

Posted by: Theanima

QUOTE(Eva Destruction @ Fri 7th May 2010, 5:24pm) *

QUOTE(Theanima @ Fri 7th May 2010, 5:15pm) *

Well, the candidates are http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight/May_2010_election!

For checkuser, we have Amalthea (T-C-L-K-R-D) , Jamesofur (T-C-L-K-R-D) , MuZemike (T-C-L-K-R-D) and Tiptoety (T-C-L-K-R-D) .

For oversight, we have Arbitrarily0 (T-C-L-K-R-D) , Beeblebrox (T-C-L-K-R-D) , Closedmouth (T-C-L-K-R-D) , LessHeard vanU (T-C-L-K-R-D) and Valley2city (T-C-L-K-R-D) .

I can barely contain my excitement.


Yes, it should be entertaining. The candidates aren't really surprising - none appear to be editors who spend their time writing and improving encyclopedia entries.

Posted by: Apathetic

QUOTE(Theanima @ Fri 7th May 2010, 12:15pm) *

Well, the candidates are http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight/May_2010_election!

For checkuser, we have Amalthea (T-C-L-K-R-D) , Jamesofur (T-C-L-K-R-D) , MuZemike (T-C-L-K-R-D) and Tiptoety (T-C-L-K-R-D) .

For oversight, we have Arbitrarily0 (T-C-L-K-R-D) , Beeblebrox (T-C-L-K-R-D) , Closedmouth (T-C-L-K-R-D) , LessHeard vanU (T-C-L-K-R-D) and Valley2city (T-C-L-K-R-D) .


I expect we will also see http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions&offset=20100507155035&limit=3&target=KnightLago (Ryan Postlethwaite (T-C-L-K-R-D) ; Lankiveil (T-C-L-K-R-D) ; Someguy1221 (T-C-L-K-R-D) ) stand for oversight.

(edit: removed Closedmouth, already noted)

Posted by: Theanima

QUOTE(Apathetic @ Fri 7th May 2010, 6:10pm) *

QUOTE(Theanima @ Fri 7th May 2010, 12:15pm) *

Well, the candidates are http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight/May_2010_election!

For checkuser, we have Amalthea (T-C-L-K-R-D) , Jamesofur (T-C-L-K-R-D) , MuZemike (T-C-L-K-R-D) and Tiptoety (T-C-L-K-R-D) .

For oversight, we have Arbitrarily0 (T-C-L-K-R-D) , Beeblebrox (T-C-L-K-R-D) , Closedmouth (T-C-L-K-R-D) , LessHeard vanU (T-C-L-K-R-D) and Valley2city (T-C-L-K-R-D) .


I expect we will also see http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions&offset=20100507155035&limit=4&target=KnightLago (Ryan Postlethwaite (T-C-L-K-R-D) ; Lankiveil (T-C-L-K-R-D) ; Someguy1221 (T-C-L-K-R-D) ; Closedmouth (T-C-L-K-R-D) ) stand for oversight.


Closedmouth is already there. Why do you think oversight?

Posted by: Apathetic

QUOTE(Theanima @ Fri 7th May 2010, 1:12pm) *

QUOTE(Apathetic @ Fri 7th May 2010, 6:10pm) *

QUOTE(Theanima @ Fri 7th May 2010, 12:15pm) *

Well, the candidates are http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight/May_2010_election!

For checkuser, we have Amalthea (T-C-L-K-R-D) , Jamesofur (T-C-L-K-R-D) , MuZemike (T-C-L-K-R-D) and Tiptoety (T-C-L-K-R-D) .

For oversight, we have Arbitrarily0 (T-C-L-K-R-D) , Beeblebrox (T-C-L-K-R-D) , Closedmouth (T-C-L-K-R-D) , LessHeard vanU (T-C-L-K-R-D) and Valley2city (T-C-L-K-R-D) .


I expect we will also see http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions&offset=20100507155035&limit=4&target=KnightLago (Ryan Postlethwaite (T-C-L-K-R-D) ; Lankiveil (T-C-L-K-R-D) ; Someguy1221 (T-C-L-K-R-D) ; Closedmouth (T-C-L-K-R-D) ) stand for oversight.


Closedmouth is already there. Why do you think oversight?


http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight/May_2010_election&diff=360743364&oldid=360740638

QUOTE

A few more invitations to stand for election have been offered for Oversight permissions; we are awaiting confirmation from those candidates that they are still interested.

Posted by: Ottava

LessHeard is chosen even though he almost failed his re-RfA for his nasty personal attacks and abuse of others, yet Xeno is not up there even though he is rather polite.

LessHeard makes political attacks and does nothing but what he can show off during, while Xeno does most of the "slave work", is dutiful to the project, and tends to do most of his work quietly.

That is shameful.

The Arbitrators have really shown that they don't care about policy or the community with that choice.

Posted by: Guido den Broeder

QUOTE(taiwopanfob @ Wed 5th May 2010, 1:28pm) *

QUOTE(Gruntled @ Wed 5th May 2010, 11:08am) *

Surely it's not a simple vote such that if you get x% you're in and if you get any less you're not. The closers have to determine whether there is a consensus to appoint. As anyone who follows RfA and RfB (presumably most people here) will know, consensus means whatever you want it to mean.


Why vote in an election when, once the polls close, some agency is going to step in and make sure you voted for the right guy?

What is the point of using "secure" voting techniques in such an election?

The purpose of an election is to get a nice, clean list of future victims. smile.gif

Posted by: Rick

Oh crap, I should've known that greedy bastard Tiptoety was going to be in the election. Someone bring up the thing about the cops! Oh, how I loathe that Tiptoety! He's already high enough (what with his global sysopness, his sysopness on Meta, his CheckUser and Oversight on Commons, and his sysopness on the Simple Wikibooks and Wikiquote) - he doesn't need to be any higher! I think Heimstern Läufer would be a much better candidate, seeing as he is an admin on a non-Wikimedia Wiki and that he would probably be the first such candidate.

Posted by: Malleus

QUOTE(Rick @ Sat 8th May 2010, 1:11am) *

Oh crap, I should've known that greedy bastard Tiptoety was going to be in the election. Someone bring up the thing about the cops! Oh, how I loathe that Tiptoety! He's already high enough (what with his global sysopness, his sysopness on Meta, his CheckUser and Oversight on Commons, and his sysopness on the Simple Wikibooks and Wikiquote) - he doesn't need to be any higher! I think Heimstern Läufer would be a much better candidate, seeing as he is an admin on a non-Wikimedia Wiki and that he would probably be the first such candidate.

The election is just a joke isn't it?

Posted by: NuclearWarfare

QUOTE(Rick @ Sat 8th May 2010, 12:11am) *

Oh crap, I should've known that greedy bastard Tiptoety was going to be in the election. Someone bring up the thing about the cops! Oh, how I loathe that Tiptoety! He's already high enough (what with his global sysopness, his sysopness on Meta, his CheckUser and Oversight on Commons, and his sysopness on the Simple Wikibooks and Wikiquote) - he doesn't need to be any higher! I think Heimstern Läufer would be a much better candidate, seeing as he is an admin on a non-Wikimedia Wiki and that he would probably be the first such candidate.


Is there any reason you essentially posted the same message on two separate threads? And, you know, did you ever think of asking Heim if he wanted to run?

Posted by: A Horse With No Name

QUOTE(Apathetic @ Fri 7th May 2010, 1:10pm) *


I expect we will also see http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions&offset=20100507155035&limit=3&target=KnightLago (Ryan Postlethwaite (T-C-L-K-R-D) ; Lankiveil (T-C-L-K-R-D) ; Someguy1221 (T-C-L-K-R-D) ) stand for oversight.

(edit: removed Closedmouth, already noted)


Out of 11 million registered user, this is the best they can come up with? Dumb, dumber and Lankiveil. yecch.gif



QUOTE(Ottava @ Fri 7th May 2010, 1:54pm) *

LessHeard is chosen even though he almost failed his re-RfA for his nasty personal attacks and abuse of others, yet Xeno is not up there even though he is rather polite.


If less LessHeard and Xeno had a fist fight, who would win? unsure.gif

QUOTE(Ottava @ Fri 7th May 2010, 1:54pm) *

The Arbitrators have really shown that they don't care about policy or the community with that choice.


If their photographs on Hivemind are any indication, they also don't put much thought into personal hygiene, grooming and weight control. Come on, aren't there any hotties on Wikipedia who want to be an arbitrator? wacko.gif


QUOTE(NuclearWarfare @ Fri 7th May 2010, 8:41pm) *

Is there any reason you essentially posted the same message on two separate threads? And, you know, did you ever think of asking Heim if he wanted to run?


You're much too polite. hrmph.gif

QUOTE(Malleus @ Fri 7th May 2010, 8:18pm) *

The election is just a joke isn't it?


Speaking of joke elections...Malley, is there a new prime minister yet?

Posted by: Malleus

QUOTE(A Horse With No Name @ Sat 8th May 2010, 2:10am) *
Speaking of joke elections...Malley, is there a new prime minister yet?

No, there isn't. Just the same unelected crap one we had before. I'm much more interested to see what Wigan can do against Chelsea on Sunday.

Posted by: EricBarbour

QUOTE(SB_Johnny @ Wed 5th May 2010, 1:16pm) *
1. The people who vote know who's in good standing with the cabal.
2. The people who vote tend to either support the cabal or are "trolls"
3. Aside from cabal supporters and trolls, nobody else is interested in the elections.
4. After the troll votes are discounted, the vote shows the world how wonderfully consensus-driven Wikipedia is.


Don't forget:

5. The current demented squabble over Jimbo deleting pornographic images from Commons is helping to distract attention away from the CU/Oversight elections. Remarkably convenient. yecch.gif

(And Tiptoety is still a little shit. Just for completeness.)

Posted by: Ottava

QUOTE(A Horse With No Name @ Sat 8th May 2010, 1:10am) *

If less LessHeard and Xeno had a fist fight, who would win? unsure.gif


LessHeard because Xeno wouldn't resort to such pettiness and LessHeard enjoys taking cheap shots.

Posted by: Rick

QUOTE(EricBarbour @ Sat 8th May 2010, 12:30pm) *

QUOTE(SB_Johnny @ Wed 5th May 2010, 1:16pm) *
1. The people who vote know who's in good standing with the cabal.
2. The people who vote tend to either support the cabal or are "trolls"
3. Aside from cabal supporters and trolls, nobody else is interested in the elections.
4. After the troll votes are discounted, the vote shows the world how wonderfully consensus-driven Wikipedia is.


Don't forget:

5. The current demented squabble over Jimbo deleting pornographic images from Commons is helping to distract attention away from the CU/Oversight elections. Remarkably convenient. yecch.gif

(And Tiptoety is still a little shit. Just for completeness.)


Glad you agree. That cop wannabe needs to be taught a BIG lesson. He is a disgrace to Wikipedia; if he was stripped of his tools and blocked indeifintely without chance of coming back, Wikipedia would definitely be a better place.

QUOTE(Theanima @ Sat 8th May 2010, 2:15am) *

Well, the candidates are http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight/May_2010_election!

For checkuser, we have Amalthea (T-C-L-K-R-D) , Jamesofur (T-C-L-K-R-D) , MuZemike (T-C-L-K-R-D) and Tiptoety (T-C-L-K-R-D) .

For oversight, we have Arbitrarily0 (T-C-L-K-R-D) , Beeblebrox (T-C-L-K-R-D) , Closedmouth (T-C-L-K-R-D) , LessHeard vanU (T-C-L-K-R-D) and Valley2city (T-C-L-K-R-D) .


Well, since there are only four CU candidates, there will be only one loser. I think the one we all want to lose is Tiptoety. Unfortunately, he is probably the least likely to lose.

I think a great movie would be the four CU candidates in a Survivor-like situation: they go through numerous activities and whoever has the least points at the end misses out on the promotion. I really, really hope that Tiptoety would end up being the loser.

QUOTE(Theanima @ Sat 8th May 2010, 2:27am) *

QUOTE(Eva Destruction @ Fri 7th May 2010, 5:24pm) *

QUOTE(Theanima @ Fri 7th May 2010, 5:15pm) *

Well, the candidates are http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/CheckUser_and_Oversight/May_2010_election!

For checkuser, we have Amalthea (T-C-L-K-R-D) , Jamesofur (T-C-L-K-R-D) , MuZemike (T-C-L-K-R-D) and Tiptoety (T-C-L-K-R-D) .

For oversight, we have Arbitrarily0 (T-C-L-K-R-D) , Beeblebrox (T-C-L-K-R-D) , Closedmouth (T-C-L-K-R-D) , LessHeard vanU (T-C-L-K-R-D) and Valley2city (T-C-L-K-R-D) .

I can barely contain my excitement.


Yes, it should be entertaining. The candidates aren't really surprising - none appear to be editors who spend their time writing and improving encyclopedia entries.


That's not entirely correct. MuZemike, for example, is a heavy contributor; not long ago, he tripled the size of an article in just one edit ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ninja_Gaiden_II:_The_Dark_Sword_of_Chaos&curid=1564794&diff=345148575&oldid=341868761]), and he has quite a sense of humour (see [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:125.136.132.228&diff=360679519&oldid=359822826]). And Tiptoety, the one I hate, loathe, and despise, started his Wikipedia career as a contributor to the article about his police department. (This is exactly why Tyler should not be a CheckUser - he is a police cadet and is likely to give CU data to his cronies).

Posted by: SirFozzie

QUOTE(Malleus @ Fri 7th May 2010, 9:23pm) *

QUOTE(A Horse With No Name @ Sat 8th May 2010, 2:10am) *
Speaking of joke elections...Malley, is there a new prime minister yet?

No, there isn't. Just the same unelected crap one we had before. I'm much more interested to see what Wigan can do against Chelsea on Sunday.


Bah. Who cares about the EPL Title, Fulham's going for the Europa League title mid-week! (yeah, I know I know, it's a two-bob title, but hey, gotta root for the Yank!)

We now return you to your normally scheduled discussion.

Posted by: CharlotteWebb

QUOTE(Eva Destruction @ Wed 5th May 2010, 3:30pm) *

I don't know if they conduct any kind of background check, but I assume they do something, given that they insist on proof of identity before they enable any of these "ability to view sensitive material" powers. That's one Wikipedia policy I've no argument with at all, however much the information-wants-to-be-free hardliners whine about it.

Seems like one would need to know what that "something" is before forming an opinion on it.

QUOTE(taiwopanfob @ Thu 6th May 2010, 11:10am) *

Maybe I missed something, but doesn't the WMF at least verify, in advance of the election, that all candidates meet the necessary conditions to stand as candidates?

Seems like a rational person wouldn't submit that information to WMF unless and until knowing he or she had some chance of winning... i.e. that the process is rigged in their favor (or at least, not rigged against them).

Of course if they don't meet the "necessary conditions" when announced as a tentative winner there should be plenty of runners-up. However there are not.

Of course if nobody qualifies I'd be tickled to death.

Posted by: Kelly Martin

Possibly of some interest would be http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Commons:Oversighters/Requests/Tiptoety_(removal)&oldid=38951743, over on Commons. Apparently our little Portland whacker pissed someone off.

Posted by: Theanima

QUOTE(Kelly Martin @ Sat 8th May 2010, 8:22pm) *

Possibly of some interest would be http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Commons:Oversighters/Requests/Tiptoety_(removal)&oldid=38951743, over on Commons. Apparently our little Portland whacker pissed someone off.


Abigor, the same admin who abusively retaliated against Ottava Rima and http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=block&user=Abigor&page=User%3AOttava+Rima for a month.

Posted by: EricBarbour

QUOTE(Kelly Martin @ Sat 8th May 2010, 12:22pm) *
Possibly of some interest would be http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Commons:Oversighters/Requests/Tiptoety_(removal)&oldid=38951743, over on Commons. Apparently our little Portland whacker pissed someone off.

Ty pissed off a Commons porn-lover, to be specific. Because he deleted a http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Undeletion_requests/Current_requests#Several_files_speedy_deleted_already_in_use photo or two (or three). laugh.gif

You wanna Hasten The Day? Induce the Wiki-mutants to fight among themselves over issues like the Commons porn. Inclusionists vs. deletionists, Jimbo-lovers vs. "we don't need him anymore"ers, that kind of thing. Let the Glorious Project tear itself apart---from within.

Posted by: Rick

Oh, man. If only Tyler would withdraw or be knocked off the election. Someone needs to bring up the police concerns.

Posted by: Theanima

QUOTE(Rick @ Wed 12th May 2010, 7:20am) *

Oh, man. If only Tyler would withdraw or be knocked off the election. Someone needs to bring up the police concerns.


They do because...?

Posted by: Cock-up-over-conspiracy

QUOTE(Rick @ Wed 12th May 2010, 6:20am) *
Oh, man. If only Tyler would withdraw or be knocked off the election. Someone needs to bring up the police concerns.

Are you going to tell us what he actually did Rick ... to you or not, I don't care. I am not going to judge you.

I would just like to see the evidence documented. It is what we are good for around here.

Thanks.

Posted by: Eva Destruction

QUOTE(Cock-up-over-conspiracy @ Wed 12th May 2010, 3:39pm) *

QUOTE(Rick @ Wed 12th May 2010, 6:20am) *
Oh, man. If only Tyler would withdraw or be knocked off the election. Someone needs to bring up the police concerns.

Are you going to tell us what he actually did Rick ... to you or not, I don't care. I am not going to judge you.

I would just like to see the evidence documented. It is what we are good for around here.

Thanks.

For once I find myself agreeing with Cock-up. Either explain what your beef is with the guy, or shut up. WR isn't your personal attack site.

Posted by: A Horse With No Name

QUOTE(Ottava @ Fri 7th May 2010, 10:32pm) *

QUOTE(A Horse With No Name @ Sat 8th May 2010, 1:10am) *

If less LessHeard and Xeno had a fist fight, who would win? unsure.gif


LessHeard because Xeno wouldn't resort to such pettiness and LessHeard enjoys taking cheap shots.


Funny, I'd put my $$$ on Xeno -- he looks mild-mannered, but in a bar brawl I'd expect him to turn into a fighting machine.

QUOTE(CharlotteWebb @ Sat 8th May 2010, 3:21am) *

Of course if nobody qualifies I'd be tickled to death.


Ooooh, mama...I didn't know you were ticklish. evilgrin.gif


QUOTE(Eva Destruction @ Wed 12th May 2010, 12:32pm) *
Either explain what your beef is with the guy, or shut up. WR isn't your personal attack site.


Or if you must make attacks, take a couple of shots at Lar. wink.gif


QUOTE(Malleus @ Fri 7th May 2010, 9:23pm) *

No, there isn't. Just the same unelected crap one we had before.


Well, congrats on getting new leadership. smile.gif

Posted by: Rick

QUOTE
Are you going to tell us what he actually did Rick ... to you or not, I don't care. I am not going to judge you.

I would just like to see the evidence documented. It is what we are good for around here.

Thanks.

QUOTE

For once I find myself agreeing with Cock-up. Either explain what your beef is with the guy, or shut up. WR isn't your personal attack site.


Ummm, if you had read "High School Kid who Pretends to Be a Cop Up for CU", you'd know. That thread is all about how he was up for CU despite being a law enforcment cadet, meaning he would be very likely to misuse whatever CU data he gets. Oh, and what about the time when Peter Damian improved a stub article and Tyler reverted it all? And yet another reason I dislike Tyler is because HE'S GREEDY! He has admin (or better) powers on at least six Wikimedia projects, as well as being a global sysop! Also, he has used an IP address that is an open proxy, and vandalised while logged out!

Posted by: NuclearWarfare

QUOTE(Rick @ Thu 13th May 2010, 1:53pm) *
he has used an IP address that is an open proxy, and vandalised while logged out!


Care to share your evidence?

Posted by: Killiondude

QUOTE(NuclearWarfare @ Thu 13th May 2010, 9:25am) *

QUOTE(Rick @ Thu 13th May 2010, 1:53pm) *
Blah blah blah.


Care to share your evidence?

He seems like the type of person that has lots of evidence.

Posted by: NuclearWarfare

QUOTE(Killiondude @ Thu 13th May 2010, 4:35pm) *
He seems like the type of person that has lots of evidence.


Of course.

Posted by: Rick

QUOTE(NuclearWarfare @ Fri 14th May 2010, 2:25am) *

QUOTE(Rick @ Thu 13th May 2010, 1:53pm) *
he has used an IP address that is an open proxy, and vandalised while logged out!


Care to share your evidence?


Well, in http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrator_intervention_against_vandalism&diff=prev&oldid=195903356, the IP address 63.105.27.175, which is an open proxy, posts a comment on AIAV, then Tyler immediately changes the signature from the IP address to his username with the summary "oops forgot to sign in".

Posted by: MZMcBride

You still haven't explained why you're so butthurt, Rick.

Posted by: NuclearWarfare

QUOTE(Rick @ Fri 14th May 2010, 1:24am) *

QUOTE(NuclearWarfare @ Fri 14th May 2010, 2:25am) *

QUOTE(Rick @ Thu 13th May 2010, 1:53pm) *
he has used an IP address that is an open proxy, and vandalised while logged out!


Care to share your evidence?


Well, in http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrator_intervention_against_vandalism&diff=prev&oldid=195903356, the IP address 63.105.27.175, which is an open proxy, posts a comment on AIAV, then Tyler immediately changes the signature from the IP address to his username with the summary "oops forgot to sign in".


"You cannot view this diff because one of the revisions has been deleted."

In any case, this seems to have been in March 2008 (which also means that it may or may not have been an open proxy then). There are also no edits since 2008 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/63.105.27.175, and there is no evidence that all the edits from the IP were actually made by him. Indeed, why would he be http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Tiptoety&diff=prev&oldid=244926950? Other people's user talk pages, I could understand, but his own?

Posted by: Zoloft

QUOTE(NuclearWarfare @ Fri 14th May 2010, 2:20am) *

"You cannot view this diff because one of the revisions has been deleted."

In any case, this seems to have been in March 2008 (which also means that it may or may not have been an open proxy then). There are also no edits since 2008 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/63.105.27.175, and there is no evidence that all the edits from the IP were actually made by him. Indeed, why would he be http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Tiptoety&diff=prev&oldid=244926950? Other people's user talk pages, I could understand, but his own?

Reichstag fire? evilgrin.gif

Posted by: Moulton

QUOTE(Zoloft @ Thu 13th May 2010, 11:40pm) *
Reichstag fire? evilgrin.gif

If so, I hope more Wikipedians adopt the practice of burning down their own house.

Posted by: carbuncle

QUOTE(NuclearWarfare @ Fri 14th May 2010, 2:20am) *

In any case, this seems to have been in March 2008 (which also means that it may or may not have been an open proxy then). There are also no edits since 2008 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/63.105.27.175, and there is no evidence that all the edits from the IP were actually made by him. Indeed, why would he be http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Tiptoety&diff=prev&oldid=244926950? Other people's user talk pages, I could understand, but his own?

Edits to "List of law enforcement agencies in Oregon" in May 2007 point to Tiptoey and http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Miscellany_for_deletion/Wikipedia:Wiki_Doctorates&diff=prev&oldid=181482435 in January 2008 suggests that it was still used by him months later. The only thing I'm puzzled about is why it was assumed to be an open proxy.

Well, I am also a bit puzzled by this sequence of edits: the aforementioned IP http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:NHRHS2010&diff=prev&oldid=180575608 user page of NHRH2010 (calling them a "dirt mexican"); Tiptoey http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:NHRHS2010&diff=prev&oldid=180575651 the vandalism (note that both edits are within a minute of each other); and the user later gives Tiptoey a highly valued http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Tiptoety&diff=prev&oldid=181112536 for their efforts. Reichstag fire indeed...

Posted by: ulsterman

QUOTE(Rick @ Fri 14th May 2010, 2:24am) *

Well, in http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrator_intervention_against_vandalism&diff=prev&oldid=195903356, the IP address 63.105.27.175, which is an open proxy, posts a comment on AIAV, then Tyler immediately changes the signature from the IP address to his username with the summary "oops forgot to sign in".

It's not an open proxy in the way the phrase is normally understood, namely an IP that anyone can use via Tor or similar tools. It belongs to a respectable company in Portland, Oregon (using Verizon as its ISP) that allocates IPs through its own internal proxy.

http://www.dnsstuff.com/tools/whois/?tool_id=66&token=&toolhandler_redirect=0&ip=63.105.27.175

http://www.dnsstuff.com/tools/ipall/?tool_id=67&token=&toolhandler_redirect=0&ip=63.105.27.175

Yes, there is some vandalism from that IP

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tit&diff=next&oldid=134978643

but no evidence that Tiptoety was behind it.



QUOTE(carbuncle @ Fri 14th May 2010, 12:15pm) *

Well, I am also a bit puzzled by this sequence of edits: the aforementioned IP http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:NHRHS2010&diff=prev&oldid=180575608 user page of NHRH2010 (calling them a "dirt mexican"); Tiptoey http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:NHRHS2010&diff=prev&oldid=180575651 the vandalism (note that both edits are within a minute of each other); and the user later gives Tiptoey a highly valued http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Tiptoety&diff=prev&oldid=181112536 for their efforts. Reichstag fire indeed...

It is entirely posible that Tiptoety was aware that a vandal was using that IP and regularly checked up on the edits by that IP, especially if he had just seen that person on a computer. And of course the barnstar could have been awarded by Tiptoety himself or by a third person with access to the IP, rather than the vandal. No smoking gun.

Posted by: carbuncle

QUOTE(ulsterman @ Fri 14th May 2010, 11:27am) *

QUOTE(Rick @ Fri 14th May 2010, 2:24am) *

Well, in http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrator_intervention_against_vandalism&diff=prev&oldid=195903356, the IP address 63.105.27.175, which is an open proxy, posts a comment on AIAV, then Tyler immediately changes the signature from the IP address to his username with the summary "oops forgot to sign in".

It's not an open proxy in the way the phrase is normally understood, namely an IP that anyone can use via Tor or similar tools. It belongs to a respectable company in Portland, Oregon (using Verizon as its ISP) that allocates IPs through its own internal proxy.

http://www.dnsstuff.com/tools/whois/?tool_id=66&token=&toolhandler_redirect=0&ip=63.105.27.175

http://www.dnsstuff.com/tools/ipall/?tool_id=67&token=&toolhandler_redirect=0&ip=63.105.27.175

Yes, there is some vandalism from that IP

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tit&diff=next&oldid=134978643

but no evidence that Tiptoety was behind it.



QUOTE(carbuncle @ Fri 14th May 2010, 12:15pm) *

Well, I am also a bit puzzled by this sequence of edits: the aforementioned IP http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:NHRHS2010&diff=prev&oldid=180575608 user page of NHRH2010 (calling them a "dirt mexican"); Tiptoey http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:NHRHS2010&diff=prev&oldid=180575651 the vandalism (note that both edits are within a minute of each other); and the user later gives Tiptoey a highly valued http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Tiptoety&diff=prev&oldid=181112536 for their efforts. Reichstag fire indeed...

It is entirely posible that Tiptoety was aware that a vandal was using that IP and regularly checked up on the edits by that IP, especially if he had just seen that person on a computer. And of course the barnstar could have been awarded by Tiptoety himself or by a third person with access to the IP, rather than the vandal. No smoking gun.

Sorry, I'm not very good with this network type stuff, so you'll have to spell it out for me. What is the "respectable company" using the IP?

Posted by: ulsterman

QUOTE(carbuncle @ Fri 14th May 2010, 12:46pm) *

Sorry, I'm not very good with this network type stuff, so you'll have to spell it out for me. What is the "respectable company" using the IP?

They're called Portland Interworks. They appear to be a building firm.

http://web2.userinstinct.com/36246903-interworks-llc.htm

http://www.findcontractor.org/home-construction/Interworks-Llc-portland-203945.htm

Posted by: carbuncle

QUOTE(ulsterman @ Sat 15th May 2010, 4:25pm) *

QUOTE(carbuncle @ Fri 14th May 2010, 12:46pm) *

Sorry, I'm not very good with this network type stuff, so you'll have to spell it out for me. What is the "respectable company" using the IP?

They're called Portland Interworks. They appear to be a building firm.

http://web2.userinstinct.com/36246903-interworks-llc.htm

http://www.findcontractor.org/home-construction/Interworks-Llc-portland-203945.htm

I think you may have misread something there. The IP appears to belong to Portland Internetworks, not Portland Interworks. The latter is a building contractor; the former is an ISP.

Posted by: ulsterman

QUOTE(carbuncle @ Mon 17th May 2010, 2:41pm) *

I think you may have misread something there. The IP appears to belong to Portland Internetworks, not Portland Interworks. The latter is a building contractor; the former is an ISP.

Oh. Well, I wasn't planning to stand for Checkuser just yet.

Posted by: Rick

So, how is the voting going?

Posted by: NuclearWarfare

QUOTE(Rick @ Thu 20th May 2010, 10:43am) *

So, how is the voting going?


Voting is done via SecurePoll instead of publicly, so only the election administrators (sysadmins and a select group of stewards) and whoever they choose to share it with (theoretically no one until ArbCom gets the results on the 28th) know.

Posted by: Malleus

QUOTE(Rick @ Thu 20th May 2010, 11:43am) *

So, how is the voting going?

Who cares?

Posted by: Kevin

QUOTE(Malleus @ Fri 21st May 2010, 11:18am) *

QUOTE(Rick @ Thu 20th May 2010, 11:43am) *

So, how is the voting going?

Who cares?


Everyone reading here, I assume.

Posted by: Rick

Daniel Brandt, could you please add the successful candidates to your Hivemind (and also add Tiptoety regardless of whether he wins)? You haven't updated that thing in a long time.

Posted by: Theanima

QUOTE(Rick @ Mon 24th May 2010, 2:32pm) *

Daniel Brandt, could you please add the successful candidates to your Hivemind (and also add Tiptoety regardless of whether he wins)?

Why are you posting private messages here? What is with your obsession with Tiptoety?

QUOTE(Rick @ Mon 24th May 2010, 2:32pm) *

You haven't updated that thing in a long time.


Good.

Posted by: Rick

QUOTE(Theanima @ Mon 24th May 2010, 11:57pm) *

What is with your obsession with Tiptoety?


How can it be an "obsession" when I don't even like the guy? Also, why do you think that not updating Hivemind is a good thing? It shows personal details of Wikipedia admins. As for the bit about posting private messages here, why do you think it is a private message? I *was* going to send it as a PM to Mr Brandt, but...

Posted by: Theanima

QUOTE(Rick @ Mon 24th May 2010, 3:08pm) *

QUOTE(Theanima @ Mon 24th May 2010, 11:57pm) *

What is with your obsession with Tiptoety?


How can it be an "obsession" when I don't even like the guy? Also, why do you think that not updating Hivemind is a good thing? It shows personal details of Wikipedia admins. As for the bit about posting private messages here, why do you think it is a private message? I *was* going to send it as a PM to Mr Brandt, but...


It is possible to have an obsession with somebody or something, even if you don't like the guy. For example, Thekohser has an obsession with Jimmy Wales, but obviously doesn't like him.

It's a good thing that Brandt keeps Hivemind out of date and inaccurate because we don't need more admins getting stalked and harassed because of it. See the related thread. Brandt doesn't always read Wikipedia Review.

Posted by: Moulton

Perhaps the notion never occurred to you, but a lot of people get annoyed, stalked, or otherwise harrassed because of erroneous information in their BLPs. As I recall, one of the reasons Brandt created Hivemind in the first place was because WP admins couldn't be bothered to keep erroneous information out of WP BLPs.

Posted by: RDH(Ghost In The Machine)

QUOTE(Eva Destruction @ Fri 7th May 2010, 4:24pm) *

I can barely contain my excitement.


Damn secure polls have sucked most of the fun/drama out of the big elections.
Next to watching paint peel and Golf, nothing is more dull than orderly, uneventful elections.
angry.gif

Posted by: Rick

Let's talk about the other candidates. JamesOfUr, for example, is doomed to fail, because 1) he became an admin just recently and 2) he has been an active user for less than a year. (He did register in November 2006, but he only made like six edits until August 2009.) MuZemike has also barely been a user for two years, and hasn't even been an admin for one year. So Amalthea is the only CheckUser candidate who has a decent chance of winning.

As for the Oversight candidates, well, I guess they all have good chances of winning.

What surprises me, though, is the lack of familiar users in the election. Heimstern Läufer, for example, as I said above, would make a great candidate, because he is also an admin on a non-Wikimedia wiki, as well as the forum for that wiki. X!/Soxred93 and JulianColton are also good users for the election, but unfortunately, they are both underage. PMDrive1061/Lucky 6.9 would also make a great candidate, because he frequently makes CU cases about the sockpuppeteer "MascotGuy" and has said in at least one case that he is sick of making cases and wants to "get CU privileges so [he] doesn't have to keep crying over [there]". But most of all, I'd like to also see candidates who have been users on EnWiki since its first three years.

Posted by: Cock-up-over-conspiracy

QUOTE(Rick @ Wed 26th May 2010, 1:32pm) *
MuZemike has also barely been a user for two years, and hasn't even been an admin for one year.

MuZemike is a yet another typical Wikipedian repressive personality type with no ears (does not listen), a big ban hammer ... therefore he will definitely get the Super Powers!!!

A http://muzemike.wordpress.com/page/2/? ... he gets a potshot taken at him of being "an example of one clear Arabist, Islamist biased administrator” by an http://wikibias.wordpress.com/2010/03/29/wikibias-report-an-example-of-one-clear-arabist-islamist-biased-administrator-muzemike/. I doubt it but it might be an interesting balance ... likes wrestling and Wii so I would say has all the right skills.
QUOTE
People Cannot Help Being Short
July 2, 2008 by muzemike

As a 5′ 4″ male adult, and it’s something I am not proud of.

I have been discriminated upon all my life. I cannot date women, participate in certain sports everyone else takes for granted like basketball or football, or be viewed favorably in a professional environment unlike my taller counterparts. I am often compared to despotic anti-Christ dictators such as Napoleon (5′ 6″), Josef Stalin (5′ 5″), Nikita Khrushchev (5′ 3″) and Kim Jong Il (5′ 3″). Short people like me have been the justification for genocide, like they have done in Rwanda and in Bosnia.

This is the life I live, which is a life in which I cannot enjoy basic things that others take for granted. There is no way for me to fly planes, become a politician or head of any company, even though I hypothetically be the most-qualified individual out there. Being short is not like being fat or being skinny or even being weak-willed. There is nothing that I can do to make myself taller and become complicit with everyone else in society. You can say it’s like being born black, hispanic, or Asian, even though I am white.

But I suppose all the tall people out there wouldn’t know that, since you people don’t have to deal with the bullshit I have to deal with. THAT’s why I’m not religious, anymore; because if God intended for everyone to be happy, He would have made everyone tall.

Mike ... don't do it.

Forget God, take down the blog, move to another country where the dames are shorter and you will get laid more often, and be happy. Do not fall into the habit of acting out your power fantasies as a slave laborer on the Porno-pedia please.

Posted by: The Adversary

QUOTE(Cock-up-over-conspiracy @ Wed 26th May 2010, 3:57pm) *

QUOTE(Rick @ Wed 26th May 2010, 1:32pm) *
MuZemike has also barely been a user for two years, and hasn't even been an admin for one year.
<snip>... he gets a potshot taken at him of being "an example of one clear Arabist, Islamist biased administrator” by an http://wikibias.wordpress.com/2010/03/29/wikibias-report-an-example-of-one-clear-arabist-islamist-biased-administrator-muzemike/. I doubt it but it might be an interesting balance ... likes wrestling and Wii so I would say has all the right skills.
Yeah, well....FYI:that same anonymous blogger has me up as a http://wikibias.wordpress.com/2010/04/, part of the the "aggressive ‘Radical Arab-Islamic Lobby’ on wikipedia" laugh.gif laugh.gif laugh.gif unsure.gif tongue.gif

And I, who thought I was a 100% http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scandinavians ermm.gif

Posted by: EricBarbour

QUOTE(The Adversary @ Wed 26th May 2010, 5:01pm) *

QUOTE(Cock-up-over-conspiracy @ Wed 26th May 2010, 3:57pm) *
QUOTE(Rick @ Wed 26th May 2010, 1:32pm) *
MuZemike has also barely been a user for two years, and hasn't even been an admin for one year.
<snip>... he gets a potshot taken at him of being "an example of one clear Arabist, Islamist biased administrator” by an http://wikibias.wordpress.com/2010/03/29/wikibias-report-an-example-of-one-clear-arabist-islamist-biased-administrator-muzemike/. I doubt it but it might be an interesting balance ... likes wrestling and Wii so I would say has all the right skills.
Yeah, well....FYI:that same anonymous blogger has me up as a http://wikibias.wordpress.com/2010/04/, part of the the "aggressive ‘Radical Arab-Islamic Lobby’ on wikipedia"

Charming blog. Let me guess....another angry Zionist editor offended at any attempt to make WP "neutral". With an angry blog that nobody reads.

Come to think of it, MuZemike is kind of a dick. He's a regular on SPI, where he helps to summarily ban people who may or may not actually be socks. I'm especially thinking of that http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/General_Tojo/Archive.

Posted by: Rick

QUOTE(EricBarbour @ Thu 27th May 2010, 4:53pm) *

QUOTE(The Adversary @ Wed 26th May 2010, 5:01pm) *

QUOTE(Cock-up-over-conspiracy @ Wed 26th May 2010, 3:57pm) *
QUOTE(Rick @ Wed 26th May 2010, 1:32pm) *
MuZemike has also barely been a user for two years, and hasn't even been an admin for one year.
<snip>... he gets a potshot taken at him of being "an example of one clear Arabist, Islamist biased administrator” by an http://wikibias.wordpress.com/2010/03/29/wikibias-report-an-example-of-one-clear-arabist-islamist-biased-administrator-muzemike/. I doubt it but it might be an interesting balance ... likes wrestling and Wii so I would say has all the right skills.
Yeah, well....FYI:that same anonymous blogger has me up as a http://wikibias.wordpress.com/2010/04/, part of the the "aggressive ‘Radical Arab-Islamic Lobby’ on wikipedia"

Charming blog. Let me guess....another angry Zionist editor offended at any attempt to make WP "neutral". With an angry blog that nobody reads.

Come to think of it, MuZemike is kind of a dick. He's a regular on SPI, where he helps to summarily ban people who may or may not actually be socks. I'm especially thinking of that http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/General_Tojo/Archive.


LOL.

But anyway, we have just 12 hours before the election is over. Let's talk about other candidates, as well as the potential candidates I mentioned above.

Posted by: A Horse With No Name

QUOTE(Cock-up-over-conspiracy @ Wed 26th May 2010, 11:57am) *

QUOTE
People Cannot Help Being Short
July 2, 2008 by muzemike

As a 5′ 4″ male adult, and it’s something I am not proud of.

I have been discriminated upon all my life. I cannot date women, participate in certain sports everyone else takes for granted like basketball or football, or be viewed favorably in a professional environment unlike my taller counterparts. I am often compared to despotic anti-Christ dictators such as Napoleon (5′ 6″), Josef Stalin (5′ 5″), Nikita Khrushchev (5′ 3″) and Kim Jong Il (5′ 3″). Short people like me have been the justification for genocide, like they have done in Rwanda and in Bosnia.


Is this sh*t a joke? Rwandan and Bosnia genocide was based on people being too short?

And who says shorter guys can't score babes? Hell, how many times was Mickey Rooney married?

Posted by: Milton Roe

QUOTE(A Horse With No Name @ Thu 27th May 2010, 9:10am) *

And who says shorter guys can't score babes? Hell, how many times was Mickey Rooney married?

I don't know if it counts how many times you're divorced. That's only a count of how many times some golddigger took you to the cleaners. However, Danny DeVito (married once and happily) is widely admired. Good for him.

Of course, having a crate of money and fame to stand atop, never hurt anybody. Even guys of average size.

Posted by: CharlotteWebb

QUOTE

I am often compared to despotic anti-Christ dictators such as Napoleon (5′ 6″), Josef Stalin (5′ 5″), Nikita Khrushchev (5′ 3″) and Kim Jong Il (5′ 3″). Short people like me have been the justification for genocide, like they have done in Rwanda and in Bosnia.

Sounds a lot like Napoleon's soliloquy from 6:40 onward in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUMkrNLyB_g.

Posted by: Eva Destruction

QUOTE(A Horse With No Name @ Thu 27th May 2010, 5:10pm) *

Is this sh*t a joke? Rwandan and Bosnia genocide was based on people being too short?

Don't know he's got Bosnia from, but the Rwandan genocide was a pretty clear case of "tall tribe" v "short tribe". Wikipedia has http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origins_of_Tutsi_and_Hutu on the physical differences between the ethnic groups of Rwanda and the various explanations put forward over the years to explain them.

Posted by: Ottava

QUOTE(Rick @ Mon 24th May 2010, 2:08pm) *

QUOTE(Theanima @ Mon 24th May 2010, 11:57pm) *

What is with your obsession with Tiptoety?


How can it be an "obsession" when I don't even like the guy?


If a hunter can stalk a deer, a guy who doesn't like someone else can easily do the same. Obsessions tend to be negative or end up with negative results.

Posted by: Kelly Martin

QUOTE(Rick @ Wed 26th May 2010, 8:32am) *
PMDrive1061/Lucky 6.9 would also make a great candidate, because he frequently makes CU cases about the sockpuppeteer "MascotGuy" and has said in at least one case that he is sick of making cases and wants to "get CU privileges so [he] doesn't have to keep crying over [there]".
Speaking of Lucky 6.9: he sent me this email back in 2006:
QUOTE
Like a bad car wreck, I couldn't help but sneak a peek at good old Brainhell's user page. Both user and talk pages are pure evil aimed directly toward me. I'm now certain that I did the right thing by quitting Wikipedia. It's out of control.

I've saved the man the hassle of running me through the wringer thanks to your decision to unblock him. As you may have noticed, I deleted my user page as I wish nothing further to do with this project or any Wikimedia Foundation project and I have only logged on long enough to e-mail you to express my anger, shame and disappointment of having two years' work go up in smoke because of the bile of one person who seems to revel in the fact that he has utterly destroyed what I have worked so hard to build over a lousy deletion of a half-formed placeholder for an external link. Your decision to unblock him certainly didn't help.

In a way, he did me a favor by opening my eyes not only to literally billions of other sites but to the fact that I should direct my attention more towards my real life which, as of late, it taking a turn for the better and will require me undivided attention. I'm already posting more on other sites that are friendlier, less contentious and just plain nicer.

E-mailing that clown is useless and not worth the effort. He'll only post whatever I write on his talk page so lashing out will certainly do no good. I like to think that I am above such behavior. I won't lash out at you either, but I am bitterly and miserably disappointed in the outcome of this matter because of your decision.

I've e-mailed Jimmy Wales with a request for de-sysopping and deletion of my history. I'm glad to have contributed the articles and hope that they are of help, but I'd rather just disappear from this point forward. Angela Beesley and Danny Wool have expressed support but I haven't heard from either person regarding their decision...which at this point really doesn't matter to me.

Thanks for your time. Feel free to drop me an e-mail at any time.

Sincerely yours,
Ralph Squillace
A few months later he emailed Jimmy offering to return to Wikipedia in exchange for certain concessions from Wikipedia, mostly related to his ability to wage unrestricted warfare against Brainhell. He was told that he could have his tin badge back but not any of the "special concessions" he wanted; I don't recall whether he accepted that offer at the time, or came back later.

Seems like really high quality Wikipedia material.

Posted by: Rick

Well, the voting is over!

I wonder who will win? I really hope Tyler doesn't win...

Posted by: Theanima

QUOTE(Rick @ Sat 29th May 2010, 12:47am) *

Well, the voting is over!

I wonder who will win? I really hope Tyler doesn't win...


You don't say... dry.gif

Posted by: The Adversary

QUOTE(EricBarbour @ Thu 27th May 2010, 6:53am) *

QUOTE(The Adversary @ Wed 26th May 2010, 5:01pm) *

QUOTE(Cock-up-over-conspiracy @ Wed 26th May 2010, 3:57pm) *
QUOTE(Rick @ Wed 26th May 2010, 1:32pm) *
MuZemike has also barely been a user for two years, and hasn't even been an admin for one year.
<snip>... he gets a potshot taken at him of being "an example of one clear Arabist, Islamist biased administrator” by an http://wikibias.wordpress.com/2010/03/29/wikibias-report-an-example-of-one-clear-arabist-islamist-biased-administrator-muzemike/. I doubt it but it might be an interesting balance ... likes wrestling and Wii so I would say has all the right skills.
Yeah, well....FYI:that same anonymous blogger has me up as a http://wikibias.wordpress.com/2010/04/, part of the the "aggressive ‘Radical Arab-Islamic Lobby’ on wikipedia"

Charming blog. Let me guess....another angry Zionist editor offended at any attempt to make WP "neutral". With an angry blog that nobody reads.

Yeah, well, I´m just consuming my favorite wine (German Riesling), celebrating that I´ve become part of the "aggressive ‘Radical Arab-Islamic Lobby’ on wikipedia"

Yours truly, Hussam Osama Bin Riesling smile.gif

Posted by: Rick

And another question: how many users will win?

Posted by: CharlotteWebb

QUOTE(Rick @ Sat 29th May 2010, 12:04am) *

And another question: how many users will win?

0.

Posted by: Rick

QUOTE(CharlotteWebb @ Sat 29th May 2010, 10:40am) *

QUOTE(Rick @ Sat 29th May 2010, 12:04am) *

And another question: how many users will win?

0.


What do you mean, zero will win? Are you saying that this election was just a prank?

Posted by: Alison

QUOTE(Rick @ Fri 28th May 2010, 6:52pm) *

QUOTE(CharlotteWebb @ Sat 29th May 2010, 10:40am) *

QUOTE(Rick @ Sat 29th May 2010, 12:04am) *

And another question: how many users will win?

0.


What do you mean, zero will win? Are you saying that this election was just a prank?

I think what Charlotte is saying is that they're all basically losers, whether they win or not. Given that Oversight is the Wikipedia equivalent of cleaning toilets, there's a certain truth to that confused.gif You get to see the real dregs ...

Posted by: jayvdb

QUOTE(Rick @ Sat 29th May 2010, 1:52am) *

QUOTE(CharlotteWebb @ Sat 29th May 2010, 10:40am) *

QUOTE(Rick @ Sat 29th May 2010, 12:04am) *

And another question: how many users will win?

0.


What do you mean, zero will win? Are you saying that this election was just a prank?

I think CharlotteWebb means that the appointed do not 'win' anything.

If they do their job well, it is a difficult service to English Wikipedia and the subjects, and they will usually receive more abuse than thanks for this service.
If they do their job poorly, there are many people who are adversely affected.

Posted by: Kelly Martin

QUOTE(jayvdb @ Fri 28th May 2010, 9:38pm) *
If they do their job well, it is a difficult service to English Wikipedia and the subjects, and they will usually receive more abuse than thanks for this service.
And will eventually be driven out when 'doing their job well' conflicts with the interests of one or more powerbroker within Wikipedia. An eventuality which is virtually guaranteed.

Posted by: Moulton

The only way to win is to not play the game.

Posted by: jayvdb

QUOTE(Kelly Martin @ Sat 29th May 2010, 2:42am) *

QUOTE(jayvdb @ Fri 28th May 2010, 9:38pm) *
If they do their job well, it is a difficult service to English Wikipedia and the subjects, and they will usually receive more abuse than thanks for this service.
And will eventually be driven out when 'doing their job well' conflicts with the interests of one or more powerbroker within Wikipedia. An eventuality which is virtually guaranteed.

Virtual guarantees are not worth the paper they are written on.

Posted by: Moulton

I read that as a scientific prediction, grounded in a well-tested model that extrapolates from past experiences.

Posted by: CharlotteWebb

QUOTE(jayvdb @ Sat 29th May 2010, 2:38am) *

QUOTE(Rick @ Sat 29th May 2010, 1:52am) *

What do you mean, zero will win? Are you saying that this election was just a prank?

I think CharlotteWebb means that the appointed do not 'win' anything.

That's a few bits too narrow, no pun intended. You'll notice Rick asked how many users will win, not how many candidates.

QUOTE(jayvdb @ Sat 29th May 2010, 3:51am) *

Virtual guarantees are not worth the paper they are written on.

You mean the paper they are not written on, fail.

Posted by: jayvdb

QUOTE(CharlotteWebb @ Sat 29th May 2010, 5:05am) *

QUOTE(jayvdb @ Sat 29th May 2010, 2:38am) *

QUOTE(Rick @ Sat 29th May 2010, 1:52am) *

What do you mean, zero will win? Are you saying that this election was just a prank?

I think CharlotteWebb means that the appointed do not 'win' anything.

That's a few bits too narrow, no pun intended. You'll notice Rick asked how many users will win, not how many candidates.

QUOTE(jayvdb @ Sat 29th May 2010, 3:51am) *

Virtual guarantees are not worth the paper they are written on.

You mean the paper they are not written on, fail.

Do I need to add "pun intended" for you to get it?

Posted by: CharlotteWebb

QUOTE(jayvdb @ Sat 29th May 2010, 5:16am) *

Do I need to add "pun intended" for you to get it?

It was more than a malapropism, but less than a malamanteau. Yet I'd hesitate to call it a pun.

Posted by: Rick

QUOTE(CharlotteWebb @ Sat 29th May 2010, 3:05pm) *

That's a few bits too narrow, no pun intended. You'll notice Rick asked how many users will win, not how many candidates.


Okay, I'll rephrase it: how many candidates will get the tools?

Posted by: GlassBeadGame

QUOTE(Rick @ Fri 28th May 2010, 11:51pm) *

QUOTE(CharlotteWebb @ Sat 29th May 2010, 3:05pm) *

That's a few bits too narrow, no pun intended. You'll notice Rick asked how many users will win, not how many candidates.


Okay, I'll rephrase it: how many candidates will get the tools?


How many candidates are tools?

Posted by: CharlotteWebb

QUOTE(Rick @ Sat 29th May 2010, 5:51am) *

Okay, I'll rephrase it: how many candidates will get the tools?

Well the top of the page says "for this election the Committee will likely take up to 4 Checkusers, and 6 Oversighters from the vetted candidates".

Thus unless they cut back on that estimate the best-case scenario could be "all entrants except Ryan Postaltwate and someguy nobody's heard of". sick.gif

I suppose you could contact arbcom-l@lists.wikimedia.org for clarification on this matter, but don't hold your breath for a response.

Posted by: Jon Awbrey

QUOTE(GlassBeadGame @ Sat 29th May 2010, 1:54am) *

QUOTE(Rick @ Fri 28th May 2010, 11:51pm) *

QUOTE(CharlotteWebb @ Sat 29th May 2010, 3:05pm) *

That's a few bits too narrow, no pun intended. You'll notice Rick asked how many users will win, not how many candidates.


Okay, I'll rephrase it: how many candidates will get the tools?


How many candidates are tools?


And in the end
The tools you get
Are equal to
The tools you are.

Jon tongue.gif

Posted by: Rick

QUOTE(CharlotteWebb @ Sat 29th May 2010, 4:04pm) *

QUOTE(Rick @ Sat 29th May 2010, 5:51am) *

Okay, I'll rephrase it: how many candidates will get the tools?

Well the top of the page says "for this election the Committee will likely take up to 4 Checkusers, and 6 Oversighters from the vetted candidates".

Thus unless they cut back on that estimate the best-case scenario could be "all entrants except Ryan Postaltwate and someguy nobody's heard of". sick.gif

I suppose you could contact arbcom-l@lists.wikimedia.org for clarification on this matter, but don't hold your breath for a response.


So does this mean the CheckUser part of it was redundant? That all four CheckUser candidates will automatically get the tools? Man, that Tiptoety is such a sneaky character...

Posted by: CharlotteWebb

QUOTE(Rick @ Sat 29th May 2010, 6:08am) *

So does this mean the CheckUser part of it was redundant? That all four CheckUser candidates will automatically get the tools? Man, that Tiptoety is such a sneaky character...

Don't start me lying. It probably depends on what kind of mood they committee is in, but I feel your pain.

Now, if only there were a square to vote "none of the above", i.e. leave this position unfilled.

Some school-house schlock for ye...

Posted by: Draim

QUOTE(Rick @ Sat 29th May 2010, 2:08am) *


So does this mean the CheckUser part of it was redundant? That all four CheckUser candidates will automatically get the tools? Man, that Tiptoety is such a sneaky character...


Like CharlotteWebb said in the end it's up to how many the committee wants to appoint after seeing results but they've stated that they would have to get at least the 70% that the meta checkuser policy says is needed for a local election to Checkuser. In theory I'm not sure they NEED that because the arbcom appointment is a different method then normal local election but I doubt they would appoint someone who didn't get it. So that is likely to be the cut off (says the guy most likely to get under it).

Edit: I am liking the video though... hadn't seen that one before for some reason.

Posted by: EricBarbour

QUOTE(CharlotteWebb @ Fri 28th May 2010, 10:20pm) *
QUOTE(jayvdb @ Sat 29th May 2010, 5:16am) *
Do I need to add "pun intended" for you to get it?
It was more than a malapropism, but less than a malamanteau. Yet I'd hesitate to call it a pun.

Please, don't use that damned word.......I'm trying to forget it myself..... evilgrin.gif

Win? Lose? Ha ha ha. Wikipedia is ALL LOSERS.

Posted by: Cock-up-over-conspiracy

QUOTE(Alison @ Sat 29th May 2010, 2:37am) *
Given that Oversight is the Wikipedia equivalent of cleaning toilets ... You get to see the real dregs ...

Sadly, some folks kind of get off on that sort of thing, don't they? Boy, it must be pretty boring/soul destroying if one doesn't ... How long can one do it and how long should one have to do it?

Are they offered on the job counseling? Do they have to sign a confidentiality agreement? Is there a Wiki-Padre they can go speak to?

Sadly, if there was a Wiki-Padre we can be pretty sure he would be getting Roman Catholic on some kid administrator's ass.

Posted by: CharlotteWebb

QUOTE(Draim @ Sat 29th May 2010, 7:13am) *

Like CharlotteWebb said in the end it's up to how many the committee wants to appoint after seeing results but they've stated that they would have to get at least the 70% that the meta checkuser policy says is needed for a local election to Checkuser. In theory I'm not sure they NEED that because the arbcom appointment is a different method then normal local election but I doubt they would appoint someone who didn't get it. So that is likely to be the cut off (says the guy most likely to get under it).

Edit: I am liking the video though... hadn't seen that one before for some reason.

I'd give at least a 70% chance you'll never see the voting percentages.

Posted by: NuclearWarfare

QUOTE(CharlotteWebb @ Sun 30th May 2010, 9:43am) *

QUOTE(Draim @ Sat 29th May 2010, 7:13am) *

Like CharlotteWebb said in the end it's up to how many the committee wants to appoint after seeing results but they've stated that they would have to get at least the 70% that the meta checkuser policy says is needed for a local election to Checkuser. In theory I'm not sure they NEED that because the arbcom appointment is a different method then normal local election but I doubt they would appoint someone who didn't get it. So that is likely to be the cut off (says the guy most likely to get under it).

Edit: I am liking the video though... hadn't seen that one before for some reason.

I'd give at least a 70% chance you'll never see the voting percentages.


We saw them for the last ArbCom and Audit Subcommittee elections; I can't see a reason for them to change it this time around.

Posted by: Draim

Well, we did see % and at least some of you guys will be happy if nothing else smile.gif

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Noticeboard#Results_of_May_2010_CheckUser_and_Oversight_election

tldr: Amalthea gets CU with 78%.. that's it no OS

Posted by: NuclearWarfare

So, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Noticeboard&oldid=365144301#Results_of_May_2010_CheckUser_and_Oversight_election.

One candidate (Amalthea) was appointed as a checkuser, receiving 77.8% support. All other candidates for checkuser (Tiptoety, MuZemike, and Jamesofur), as well as all candidates for oversight (Lankiveil, Ryan Postlethwaite, Closedmouth, Beeblebrox, LessHeard vanU, Valley2city, Someguy1221, Arbitrarily0) did not break 70% and were not appointed as functionaries.

QUOTE(Risker)
This outcome is not satisfactory, in that crucial roles within the project cannot be filled. The Arbitration Committee will be examining alternatives to this method of granting CheckUser and Oversight permissions over the coming weeks. Community input would be appreciated.


So, we look forward to the Arbitration Committee deciding next time around then?

Posted by: Rick

Boy, am I glad that Tiptoety did not win. That'll teach him to re-enter an election that he previously lost.

Posted by: ulsterman

QUOTE(NuclearWarfare @ Mon 31st May 2010, 5:14am) *

So, we look forward to the Arbitration Committee deciding next time around then?

Yes, clearly the community cannot be trusted to endorse the candidates lovingly hand-selected by ArbCom. This proves that (for this purpose) the community is no good. Of course the community is still excellent for other purposes, until ArbCom decides to the contrary.

Actually, I'm fairly happy with this outcome. Amalthea was the best candidate.

Posted by: Cock-up-over-conspiracy

QUOTE(ulsterman @ Mon 31st May 2010, 9:39am) *
Yes, clearly the community cannot be trusted to endorse the candidates lovingly hand-selected by ArbCom. This proves that (for this purpose) the community is no good.

Well, surely the only suggest left is that we community ban the entire community. On current form ... it should only take 4 or 5 of us to "represent" the community in order to do so. Simple. All problems fixed.

I left a message for 'Big' MuZemike, suggesting genuinely that if he is climbing on the slippery pig of Wiki Power he really ought to delete his blog. He banned me for doing so ... huh.gif ?

What is wrong with these people!?!

Shit ... what is a 68% fail going to do for this guy? Life is too much.
QUOTE
Someone put me out of my misery by MuZemike

It’s been one of those weeks where my choice to stop believing in God three years ago has been further justified.

I made myself look like an ass last night. A. Complete. Fucking. Ass. In front of many people. I need to get help because I feel so powerless, insecure, and unsure of myself right now, it’s debilitating. And it’s one of those things you can’t even talk to your loved ones anymore about because they are so sick and tired of hearing the same old shit.

I suppose that’s what you get for being born and raised in a wine bottle.

Tags: ass, complete, debilitating, insecure, misery, powerless, unsure

Personally, blame it on the Zionists ... does this read borderline anti-semitic to you? WP:CIVIL it aint.
QUOTE
That further proves to me that you either have to be an AARP member or a Jew to be a referee in anything nowadays. (If someone be willing to accept me into Judaism, please let me know; otherwise, go fuck yourself.)

Tags: AARP, badgering, football, jew, referee, Wrestling

Now, I would never say, "go fuck yourself to you", Mike so, please, go resolve your double standards now.

What does "born and raised in a wine bottle" mean?

QUOTE
The Arbitration Committee will be examining alternatives to this method of granting CheckUser and Oversight permissions over the coming weeks. Community input would be appreciated.

What ... the Wikipedia lower its standards in order to fill a position!?! I would have never have believe it!!!

Social entropy documented in action.

Posted by: CharlotteWebb

QUOTE(Risker)

This outcome is not satisfactory, in that crucial roles within the project cannot be filled.

Damn, I was almost right!

But what the hell is she on about? That's an excellent result. I just can't believe they certified it. Something doesn't add up (and I don't mean the votes, necessarily).

Could be they deliberately offered shitty candidates (or perhaps understated everyone's approval percentage) to make the election look like a waste of time, and are only pretending to be indignant about it. Not sure how many "winners" teh committeh pretends to have expected from that puddle of candidates. It's about like asking for bricks without straw. The real folks ought to call bullshit on this collective guilt-trip before the usual bevy of arbnormal psych... -ophant... -asms* apologize on their behalf, execute tres aves marías, and promise to "vote better" in the next dog-and-pony show.

Except, except, except: next time there won't be a vote, because arbcom will use its own previous shenanigans as a rationale to change things for the worse. By the time you do scream bloody fuck all heads will be buried too deeply to hear you, at this rate.







* among them, next year's hand-picks.

Posted by: Theanima

QUOTE(NuclearWarfare @ Mon 31st May 2010, 5:14am) *

QUOTE(Risker)
This outcome is not satisfactory, in that crucial roles within the project cannot be filled. The Arbitration Committee will be examining alternatives to this method of granting CheckUser and Oversight permissions over the coming weeks. Community input would be appreciated.


So, we look forward to the Arbitration Committee deciding next time around then?


I hope not. They are unable to choose suitable candidates for the community to vote on, so what makes you think they'll be able to hand-pick good ones?

Posted by: Kelly Martin

The failure of most of the candidates to qualify illustrates at least one of two things: first, that the ArbCom is out of touch with the community, and second, that the community has exhausted the patience of those people competent and able to perform such duties. Neither of these bodes well for the long-term health of Wikipedia's community.

Posted by: NuclearWarfare

QUOTE(Theanima @ Mon 31st May 2010, 3:20pm) *

QUOTE(NuclearWarfare @ Mon 31st May 2010, 5:14am) *

QUOTE(Risker)
This outcome is not satisfactory, in that crucial roles within the project cannot be filled. The Arbitration Committee will be examining alternatives to this method of granting CheckUser and Oversight permissions over the coming weeks. Community input would be appreciated.


So, we look forward to the Arbitration Committee deciding next time around then?


I hope not. They are unable to choose suitable candidates for the community to vote on, so what makes you think they'll be able to hand-pick good ones?


"Look forward to" was said as a statement of fact, not as "Yay, ArbCom will be deciding".

Posted by: Milton Roe

QUOTE(Draim @ Sun 30th May 2010, 9:13pm) *

tldr: Amalthea gets CU with 78%.. that's it no OS

Gosh, she offered to nurse the god and they only took her up on one tit. huh.gif

Posted by: LessHorrid vanU

Well, you lot are useless:- not only have I found a way to fudge the figures to get the necessary bums of seats, I have done it so I can't be accused of trying to sneak in the back door!

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Checkuser_and_oversighter_selection&action=historysubmit&diff=365293527&oldid=365277956 Per WP's love of AGF, any vote that is not an oppose counts as support - and only two candidates fail to get the required 70% (rounding up to full figures) approval; Ryan Postlethwaite and me!

Okay, so I was second most supported to Ryan's first, but I was most opposed with Ryan trailing second and since there would have been no vindictive or partisan sentiment swaying the voters toward all these fine candidates I am sure that there are obvious good reasons why Ryan and me shouldn't be given these positions of trust. Regardless, ArbCom gets the required numbers (almost) for the postions needing to be filled.

Frankly, I am too clever for WP and, so it seems, WR. Be humbled! laugh.gif

Posted by: A Horse With No Name

QUOTE(NuclearWarfare @ Mon 31st May 2010, 12:14am) *

One candidate (Amalthea) was appointed as a checkuser, receiving 77.8% support.


Well, like they say in the plumbing trade...sh*t floats. dry.gif

QUOTE(Milton Roe @ Mon 31st May 2010, 3:42pm) *

QUOTE(Draim @ Sun 30th May 2010, 9:13pm) *

tldr: Amalthea gets CU with 78%.. that's it no OS

Gosh, she offered to nurse the god and they only took her up on one tit. huh.gif


Funny, but Amalthea identifies on the user page as male. Maybe this person has gender confusion problems? unsure.gif

Posted by: Rick

QUOTE(A Horse With No Name @ Tue 1st June 2010, 8:01am) *

QUOTE(NuclearWarfare @ Mon 31st May 2010, 12:14am) *

One candidate (Amalthea) was appointed as a checkuser, receiving 77.8% support.


Well, like they say in the plumbing trade...sh*t floats. dry.gif

QUOTE(Milton Roe @ Mon 31st May 2010, 3:42pm) *

QUOTE(Draim @ Sun 30th May 2010, 9:13pm) *

tldr: Amalthea gets CU with 78%.. that's it no OS

Gosh, she offered to nurse the god and they only took her up on one tit. huh.gif


Funny, but Amalthea identifies on the user page as male. Maybe this person has gender confusion problems? unsure.gif


That sounds just like Luna Santin, another administator with a feminine-sounding username, but has self-identified as male. Why the hell would an admin who self-identifies as male have a feminine-sounding username?

Posted by: taiwopanfob

QUOTE(Rick @ Wed 2nd June 2010, 12:13pm) *
Why the hell would an admin who self-identifies as male have a feminine-sounding username?


Why would an admin++ claim to be a professor at some university, when in reality he was just a guy in his mothers basement (or whatever the hell Essjay really was)?

Why do thousands of Wikipedia members pretend they are editors and scholars, doing "research", checking "references", when in reality they are just uneducated nitwits in it for the lulz?

Why ... why ....

Posted by: gomi

[Modnote: incoherent and off-topic rant and responses thereto moved to the Tar Pit. Topic closed.]