Ashley Van Haeften, Commons admin? Options

[MookieZ]

It's amusing to note that a no-more-graphic image recently ended an established US senator's career.

Weiner was not a Senator, just a Representative.

[carbuncle]

Here's one more image of Ashley . The author's name stated as "a1ien2 from United Kingdom User:AshleyVH". The description states: "Photo of myself wearing an aussieBum wonderjock. Bought for the colour rather than for Canada". The image is released in public domain, and is used on one of wikipedias

I prefer the blue pair...

You will never guess who used to own the domain a1ien.com. Oh, maybe you will.

[thekohser]

It's amusing to note that a no-more-graphic image recently ended an established US senator's career.

Weiner was not a Senator, just a Representative.

I hadn't made my one mistake per month on WR, so I was just throwing that out there to see who would catch it. Congrats, Mook!

[thekohser]

If there's one thing Ashley shouldn't be commenting on, it's "unsettling distraction".

[Fusion]

Oh, you were being sincere?! I'm not used to that here, sorry.

Maybe we need a sincerity icon Though no doubt such would be frequently abused. Anyway, thanks.

[Cedric]

It's amusing to note that a no-more-graphic image recently ended an established US senator's career.

Weiner was not a Senator, just a Representative.

. . . and it was a graphic image, albeit a somewhat blurry one. [SSFW page containing link to NSFW image].

If there's one thing Ashley shouldn't be commenting on, it's "unsettling distraction".

You got that part right, though.

[Eppur si muove]

The nomination may have been withdrawn, but the drama isn't over. Here we have a proposal to de-sysop Rd232. Surprisingly, Ottava isn't the only person to vote for the motion. However, something makes me think that this proposal is more likely to be carried.

This post has been edited by Eppur si muove: Sun 1st January 2012, 3:07pm

[Kelly Martin]

The nomination may have been withdrawn, but the drama isn't over. Here we have a proposal to de-sysop Rd232. Surprisingly, Ottava isn't the only person to vote for the motion. However, something makes me think that this proposal is more likely to be carried.

School must be out, as the children are definitely playing in the treehouse.

[thekohser]

. . . and it was a graphic image, albeit a somewhat blurry one. [SSFW page containing link to NSFW image].

Oh, I didn't know there was a fleshy Wiener shot, too. I thought the image that was paraded around most of the pundit media was this one, which is not terribly more graphic than Ashley's.

[Eppur si muove]

The nomination may have been withdrawn, but the drama isn't over. Here we have a proposal to de-sysop Rd232. Surprisingly, Ottava isn't the only person to vote for the motion. However, something makes me think that this proposal is more likely to be carried.

School must be out, as the children are definitely playing in the treehouse.

I don't know why Fred the Oyster doesn't come and join us here. After all, contributions such as
this, this and this suggest the audience he is seeking to entertain is to be found over here.

So Fred, since you mention parties, would you mind letting us know how much you had to drink last night? Your tolerance may be less than you think.

[Ottava]

The nomination may have been withdrawn, but the drama isn't over. Here we have a proposal to de-sysop Rd232. Surprisingly, Ottava isn't the only person to vote for the motion. However, something makes me think that this proposal is more likely to be carried.

School must be out, as the children are definitely playing in the treehouse.

I don't know why Fred the Oyster doesn't come and join us here. After all, contributions such as
this, this and this suggest the audience he is seeking to entertain is to be found over here.

So Fred, since you mention parties, would you mind letting us know how much you had to drink last night? Your tolerance may be less than you think.

He has already posted in this thread here.

[Web Fred]

The nomination may have been withdrawn, but the drama isn't over. Here we have a proposal to de-sysop Rd232. Surprisingly, Ottava isn't the only person to vote for the motion. However, something makes me think that this proposal is more likely to be carried.

School must be out, as the children are definitely playing in the treehouse.

I don't know why Fred the Oyster doesn't come and join us here. After all, contributions such as
this, this and this suggest the audience he is seeking to entertain is to be found over here.

So Fred, since you mention parties, would you mind letting us know how much you had to drink last night? Your tolerance may be less than you think.

None at all as it happens.

Life is far too serious to be treated seriously.

[SB_Johnny]

The nomination may have been withdrawn, but the drama isn't over. Here we have a proposal to de-sysop Rd232. Surprisingly, Ottava isn't the only person to vote for the motion. However, something makes me think that this proposal is more likely to be carried.

School must be out, as the children are definitely playing in the treehouse.

I don't know why Fred the Oyster doesn't come and join us here. After all, contributions such as
this, this and this suggest the audience he is seeking to entertain is to be found over here.

So Fred, since you mention parties, would you mind letting us know how much you had to drink last night? Your tolerance may be less than you think.

None at all as it happens.

Life is far too serious to be treated seriously.

If life isn't so serious, then why don't you drink fucking beer???

(Yes folks, this thread has definitely reached the random youtube point)

[Web Fred]

The nomination may have been withdrawn, but the drama isn't over. Here we have a proposal to de-sysop Rd232. Surprisingly, Ottava isn't the only person to vote for the motion. However, something makes me think that this proposal is more likely to be carried.

School must be out, as the children are definitely playing in the treehouse.

I don't know why Fred the Oyster doesn't come and join us here. After all, contributions such as
this, this and this suggest the audience he is seeking to entertain is to be found over here.

So Fred, since you mention parties, would you mind letting us know how much you had to drink last night? Your tolerance may be less than you think.

None at all as it happens.

Life is far too serious to be treated seriously.

If life isn't so serious, then why don't you drink fucking beer???

My vice is swinging. It doesn't cost as much and you don't have to pee as often.

This post has been edited by Cunningly Linguistic: Mon 2nd January 2012, 12:19am

[Vigilant]

The nomination may have been withdrawn, but the drama isn't over. Here we have a proposal to de-sysop Rd232. Surprisingly, Ottava isn't the only person to vote for the motion. However, something makes me think that this proposal is more likely to be carried.

School must be out, as the children are definitely playing in the treehouse.

I don't know why Fred the Oyster doesn't come and join us here. After all, contributions such as
this, this and this suggest the audience he is seeking to entertain is to be found over here.

So Fred, since you mention parties, would you mind letting us know how much you had to drink last night? Your tolerance may be less than you think.

None at all as it happens.

Life is far too serious to be treated seriously.

If life isn't so serious, then why don't you drink fucking beer???

My vice is swinging. It doesn't cost as much and you don't have to pee as often.

But when you do, it burns.

[Michaeldsuarez]

First, Fae had Delicious carbuncle blocked:

http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?t...&oldid=64603410

http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?t...cious_carbuncle

Now, Fae had "Fred the Oyster" blocked:

http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?t...&oldid=64803493

http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?t...Fred_the_Oyster

Leaders must deal with and accept harassment all the time, yet Fae appears not to be able to handle any sort of harassment. How did someone such as Fae end up in a WMUK position of leadership? Leadership isn't for the timid or the faint of heart.

[carbuncle]

Leaders must deal with and accept harassment all the time, yet Fae appears not to be able to handle any sort of harassment. How did someone such as Fae end up in a WMUK position of leadership? Leadership isn't for the timid or the faint of heart.

To be fair, he isn't putting himself out as a leader. He is a trustee for a charity.

[Michaeldsuarez]

Leaders must deal with and accept harassment all the time, yet Fae appears not to be able to handle any sort of harassment. How did someone such as Fae end up in a WMUK position of leadership? Leadership isn't for the timid or the faint of heart.

To be fair, he isn't putting himself out as a leader. He is a trustee for a charity.

Yet he testified in front of a Parliament Joint Committee as "Ashley Van Haeften of Wikimedia UK".

[dogbiscuit]

Leaders must deal with and accept harassment all the time, yet Fae appears not to be able to handle any sort of harassment. How did someone such as Fae end up in a WMUK position of leadership? Leadership isn't for the timid or the faint of heart.

To be fair, he isn't putting himself out as a leader. He is a trustee for a charity.

and a board member of the company.

I would take issue with the wording. I would say that "People in positions of responsibility must accept that they will be scrutinised." which is different from harassment. Obama tends to be harassed rather than scrutinised - e.g. the Birther movement was one of harassment without a legitimate basis and just because he is a major world leader does not mean that it is legitimate to harass him.

However, the public has a right to be assured that those who are operating in a public role are competent, and as such anyone accepting a position has a duty to demonstrate, within reason, that they are fit and proper.

I would also recognise that Wikipedian interactions rarely seem to represent fair scrutiny, lynching is a fairly popular activity, along with deception and spinning, so it is understandable that any Wikipedian would eventually find it hard to distinguish between legitimate enquiry and harassment. Anyone putting themselves forward within Wikipedia should recognise that harassment is the nature of the game and should have a thick skin or not involve themselves.

[thekohser]

First, Fae had Delicious carbuncle blocked:

http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?t...&oldid=64603410

http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?t...cious_carbuncle

Now, Fae had "Fred the Oyster" blocked:

http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?t...&oldid=64803493

http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?t...Fred_the_Oyster

Leaders must deal with and accept harassment all the time, yet Fae appears not to be able to handle any sort of harassment. How did someone such as Fae end up in a WMUK position of leadership? Leadership isn't for the timid or the faint of heart.

You know what, though? Delicious and Fred will eventually be unblocked, but Ashley will still be the Wikimedia UK trustee who put his bare, chained-up ass out on the Internet. That will be true forever.