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post Fri 19th October 2007, 2:55pm
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Two hours after "aplogizing" on Jimbo's talk page, Jaranda/JBeach56 got her sysop powers back.
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post Fri 19th October 2007, 3:12pm
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QUOTE(tarantino @ Fri 19th October 2007, 8:55am) *

Two hours after "aplogizing" on Jimbo's talk page, Jaranda/JBeach56 got her sysop powers back.


Oh well maybe next time, Jaranda. Feel free to drop in for the drama, but your welcome to stay for the critique.
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post Fri 19th October 2007, 5:42pm
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This time at least when the sysop powers were changed, it said it was Jaranda.

What's the point in changing names if everyone knows who you are?
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post Fri 19th October 2007, 6:59pm
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QUOTE(tarantino @ Fri 19th October 2007, 3:55pm) *

Two hours after "aplogizing" on Jimbo's talk page, Jaranda/JBeach56 got her sysop powers back.

Isn't Jaranda a he (Jorge?).
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post Fri 19th October 2007, 8:02pm
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I got an email exposing who I was, my new account was too obvious, so I decided to tell the truth, and get my tools back. People almost never quit the project anyways, i know alot of editors who are under new accounts.

and im a he
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post Fri 19th October 2007, 8:02pm
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QUOTE(jorge @ Fri 19th October 2007, 7:59pm) *

Isn't Jaranda a he (Jorge?).

Yes, Jorge. And the resysop message said so.

Incidentally, what evidence was needed to prove that it was the same account?
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post Fri 19th October 2007, 8:06pm
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QUOTE(guy @ Sat 20th October 2007, 7:02am) *

QUOTE(jorge @ Fri 19th October 2007, 7:59pm) *

Isn't Jaranda a he (Jorge?).

Yes, Jorge. And the resysop message said so.

Incidentally, what evidence was needed to prove that it was the same account?


Raul said so while resysopping him:

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=...User%3AJbeach56

Not to mention that they admit it themselves on their user page:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jbeach56
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post Fri 19th October 2007, 8:09pm
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and the wonders of IRC as well
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post Fri 19th October 2007, 8:10pm
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And Jaranda is a user here, so its unlikely that this is going to be a big deal.
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post Fri 19th October 2007, 8:47pm
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This is completely outrageous. Have they forgotten that Jaranda went out with an act of vandalism? Do they have any concerns whatsoever about a person with so little foresight and such a propensity towards overreacting? I figured he'd come back and get the tools back until I saw the vandalism; then I figured there's no way they'd be so irresponsible as to resysop him after that, but I was wrong. It's simply shameful. Jaranda used his admin tools to vandalize, and he is given the tools back on request.
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post Fri 19th October 2007, 11:14pm
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What vandalism?
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post Fri 19th October 2007, 11:28pm
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QUOTE(blissyu2 @ Sat 20th October 2007, 12:14am) *

What vandalism?


He deleted the Mzoli's Meats article to ensure that he would be desysopped.
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post Fri 19th October 2007, 11:29pm
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QUOTE(blissyu2 @ Fri 19th October 2007, 11:14pm) *

What vandalism?
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=...Mzoli%27s_Meats

20:36, September 19, 2007 Jaranda (Talk | contribs) deleted "Mzoli's Meats" ‎ (to make sure I get desyropped)
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post Sat 20th October 2007, 12:04am
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Okay, so Jaranda deleted an article that shouldn't have been deleted just so that he would get desysopped because he didn't want to be a sysop on a project that he didn't support.

He then quit, and was no longer a sysop.

Then he apologised, and was reinstated.

Now I don't know about anyone else, but I think that sometimes you need to try to prove a point. Sometimes people just don't get it unless you make things really clear. And sometimes that WP:POINT rule is manipulated just to try to make sure that the whole point you were trying to make is twisted around against you. Indeed, I have to question whether WP:POINT is ever a valid rule.

Should Jaranda be reinstated as a sysop? Probably not. But then again, it probably doesn't hurt to have him back.
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post Sat 20th October 2007, 12:05am
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Well, I must say, this did catch me completely off guard. I didn't think Jaranda was coming back after his last flourish.
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QUOTE(michael @ Sat 20th October 2007, 12:05am) *

Well, I must say, this did catch me completely off guard. I didn't think Jaranda was coming back after his last flourish.


who was it that said that, on WP, submission is more important than truth?
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post Sat 20th October 2007, 12:11am
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I'm interested in Jaranda reasons for apologizing. He expressed a good deal of resistance and resolve in his posting here. I don't see where he over-reacted. I know quiting and unquiting is a pretty common occurrence on WP. Maybe Jaranda can explain what happened?
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post Sat 20th October 2007, 2:17am
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I only apologized for deleting the article, that's because I acted like a fool, jimbo should apologize as well, even though i doubt he will, i'm avoiding jimbo anyways and I still don't think he's a good leader for the project, he lost his touch with the community and doesn't know ANYTHING what is going on in there.
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post Sat 20th October 2007, 2:22am
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QUOTE(Jaranda @ Sat 20th October 2007, 3:17am) *

I only apologized for deleting the article, that's because I acted like a fool, jimbo should apologize as well, even though i doubt he will, i'm avoiding jimbo anyways and I still don't think he's a good leader for the project, he lost his touch with the community and doesn't know ANYTHING what is going on in there.


Credit is due for the apology. However, I think that the nature of your departure was such that you should undergo a new RfA.
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post Sat 20th October 2007, 7:10am
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QUOTE(Jaranda @ Sat 20th October 2007, 12:17pm) *

I only apologized for deleting the article, that's because I acted like a fool, jimbo should apologize as well, even though i doubt he will, i'm avoiding jimbo anyways and I still don't think he's a good leader for the project, he lost his touch with the community and doesn't know ANYTHING what is going on in there.


Completely agree with that one.
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