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LaraLove
post Thu 29th January 2009, 1:19pm
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QUOTE(michael @ Thu 29th January 2009, 1:16am) *

Simple is so ridiculously bureaucratic, I can't believe they're spending village pump time on a third bureaucrat. Eptalon, one of the few sane heads, wants five users to go up for RFB to decide who is the best?! I really can't believe they're moaning about timely closures of RFAs.

Adminship is the whole point of editing there. If you're not promoted the minute it is scheduled to end, time is a wastin'.
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post Thu 29th January 2009, 3:37pm
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Simple has so many issues, I agree with this post 100%. But simple was always like that, even when people like Neolithic! was there years back. I also don't get how the few sane heads there, Majorly Djsasso, and Juliancotton, to name a couple participates in that project. I'll support a shut down of that project, simple english isn't even a language anyways.
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post Thu 29th January 2009, 11:24pm
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QUOTE(Jaranda @ Thu 29th January 2009, 3:37pm) *

Simple has so many issues, I agree with this post 100%. But simple was always like that, even when people like Neolithic! was there years back. I also don't get how the few sane heads there, Majorly Djsasso, and Juliancotton, to name a couple participates in that project. I'll support a shut down of that project, simple english isn't even a language anyways.


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post Tue 3rd February 2009, 3:07am
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Anybody checked in over there lately?

Lots of admins have quit, one has been desysoped after a recall RFA (which he claims was a mistake to call after misunderstanding irony on IRC), Majorly has been granted checkuser (after a one day vote) and there is a discussion about whether to create a Simple Arbcom.

laugh.gif just laugh.gif

Edit: By my count, they have 11 active admin, one active bureaucrat and one active checkuser.

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post Tue 3rd February 2009, 3:13am
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QUOTE(The Wales Hunter @ Mon 2nd February 2009, 8:07pm) *

Anybody checked in over there lately?

Lots of admins have quit, one has been desysoped after a recall RFA (which he claims was a mistake to call after misunderstanding irony on IRC), Majorly has been granted checkuser (after a one day vote) and there is a discussion about whether to create a Simple Arbcom.

laugh.gif just laugh.gif

I say yes. But the Simple Arbcom has to use Basic English.

"Umm. You look like sock. You smell like sock. We say you sock. Now, YOU say if you sock, or not sock."
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post Tue 3rd February 2009, 3:13am
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QUOTE(The Wales Hunter @ Mon 2nd February 2009, 10:07pm) *

...and there is a discussion about whether to create a Simple Arbcom.



Already got one of those.
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Using Basic English on Simple English? Whatever next!

The current chaos over there, from what I can gleam from skimming the drama pages, makes interesting reading for those of us who weren't around when EN went through the same growth pains.

Difference is that there were more on EN and probably enough to calm down the really vociferous voices. Anything could happen on Simple.

As I mentioned above, it would only take a small group of real-life/online/IRC/IM friends to put their minds to it and they would control Simple by the summer.

Not that there would be any point!
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Sorry, but I do not crave power and I am not a "child". I will have you know that I am over 18 years old.

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post Tue 3rd February 2009, 4:30am
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QUOTE(The Wales Hunter @ Tue 3rd February 2009, 3:07am) *

Edit: By my count, they have 11 active admin, one active bureaucrat and one active checkuser.


There's 2 checkusers now on simple wikipedia. Majorly. was a elected a couple of days ago. His nominator was Razorflame and NonvocalScream closed the election.

I don't care who you are, that's funny right there.
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QUOTE(The Wales Hunter @ Mon 2nd February 2009, 11:07pm) *

Anybody checked in over there lately?

Lots of admins have quit, one has been desysoped after a recall RFA (which he claims was a mistake to call after misunderstanding irony on IRC), Majorly has been granted checkuser (after a one day vote) and there is a discussion about whether to create a Simple Arbcom.

laugh.gif just laugh.gif

Edit: By my count, they have 11 active admin, one active bureaucrat and one active checkuser.

It's not really a laughing matter when an irresponsible child like Majorly has access to the checkuser list for every project.
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QUOTE(tarantino @ Tue 3rd February 2009, 4:30am) *
There's 2 checkusers now on simple wikipedia. Majorly. was a elected a couple of days ago. His nominator was Razorflame and NonvocalScream closed the election.

I don't care who you are, that's funny right there.

Oh Holy Jesus. Majorly, Razorflame, NonvocalScream ........ somewhere, three villages are missing their idiots.
Someday a real rain will come and wash all this scum off the Wiki's.
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QUOTE(Razorflame @ Tue 3rd February 2009, 3:58am) *
Sorry, but I do not crave power

Of course. Ten failed attempts at power is not, repeat not, a craving. Twelve, maybe. Fifteen, tops. Those guys and their accusations, eh?

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and I am not a "child". I will have you know that I am over 18 years old.

Harrumph! Harrumph!!! Dog years? Let's face it, mate. Simple Wikipedia is not for you. Too complicated, and you're about as welcome there as the proverbial fart in a spacesuit. Give it up, eh?!
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I love reading Simple Talk for the inadvertent humour produced by many of the comments there. My favourite today;
QUOTE(RyanCross @ 17:31, 1 February 2009 (UTC))
Have users even been working on the whole point of Wikipedia, our articles? We have very few quality and content articles, and we have thousands of stubs. We need more users working on these stubs! I would do so myself, but I'm too busy, both, in real life and around the foundation projects.
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QUOTE(Bottled_Spider @ Tue 3rd February 2009, 9:18am) *

QUOTE(Razorflame @ Tue 3rd February 2009, 3:58am) *
Sorry, but I do not crave power

Of course. Ten failed attempts at power is not, repeat not, a craving. Twelve, maybe. Fifteen, tops. Those guys and their accusations, eh?

QUOTE
and I am not a "child". I will have you know that I am over 18 years old.

Harrumph! Harrumph!!! Dog years? Let's face it, mate. Simple Wikipedia is not for you. Too complicated, and you're about as welcome there as the proverbial fart in a spacesuit. Give it up, eh?!


"Bottled Spider" - how about you go back in your bottle and put the lid on so no one can hear you, because no one gives a fuck what you think? What do you know about the project anyway? Very little by the sound of it.

Please crawl back under the rock from where you came from, thx.

This whole thread is hilarious. Why all the whining about a project you obviously all hate? Have you not got better ways to spend your lives, other than bitching about people and their hobbies? Oh... didn't think so.

QUOTE(Razorflame @ Tue 3rd February 2009, 3:58am) *

Sorry, but I do not crave power and I am not a "child". I will have you know that I am over 18 years old.

Razorflame


Razor, I recommend you don't try arguing with the children here. Children always want their own way, whether they're right or wrong. Just carry on on Simple and ignore the trolls here. Some people here have legitimate criticisism, others don't. You've found the ones that don't.
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QUOTE(Alex @ Tue 3rd February 2009, 1:31pm) *


This whole thread is hilarious. Why all the whining about a project you obviously all hate? Have you not got better ways to spend your lives, other than bitching about people and their hobbies? Oh... didn't think so.



As mentioned above, studying the current situation at Simple is fascinating for those of us who weren't around during the same stage of development over at EN.

It's like comparing the current Muslim extremism with the Christian Crusades - two religions going through a rite of passage.
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Edit: removed. Unduly snarky.

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QUOTE(Alex @ Tue 3rd February 2009, 1:31pm) *
QUOTE(Bottled_Spider @ Tue 3rd February 2009, 9:18am) *
QUOTE(Razorflame @ Tue 3rd February 2009, 3:58am) *
Sorry, but I do not crave power

Of course. Ten failed attempts at power is not, repeat not, a craving. Twelve, maybe. Fifteen, tops. Those guys and their accusations, eh?

QUOTE
and I am not a "child". I will have you know that I am over 18 years old.

Harrumph! Harrumph!!! Dog years? Let's face it, mate. Simple Wikipedia is not for you. Too complicated, and you're about as welcome there as the proverbial fart in a spacesuit. Give it up, eh?!

"Bottled Spider" - how about you go back in your bottle and put the lid on so no one can hear you, because no one gives a fuck what you think? What do you know about the project anyway? Very little by the sound of it.

Please crawl back under the rock from where you came from, thx.

This whole thread is hilarious. Why all the whining about a project you obviously all hate? Have you not got better ways to spend your lives, other than bitching about people and their hobbies? Oh... didn't think so.

QUOTE(Razorflame @ Tue 3rd February 2009, 3:58am) *
Sorry, but I do not crave power and I am not a "child". I will have you know that I am over 18 years old.
Razorflame

Razor, I recommend you don't try arguing with the children here. Children always want their own way, whether they're right or wrong. Just carry on on Simple and ignore the trolls here. Some people here have legitimate criticisism, others don't. You've found the ones that don't.

Hell, I'm just glad to see all this awful "criticism" of your good little self (and your fellow simpletons) hasn't made you in any way bitter and twisted, or sound whiney. And I'm absolutely delighted that you think "no one gives a fuck" what I think. Though you seem to. Heh!
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QUOTE(Alex @ Tue 3rd February 2009, 1:31pm) *

QUOTE(Bottled_Spider @ Tue 3rd February 2009, 9:18am) *

QUOTE(Razorflame @ Tue 3rd February 2009, 3:58am) *
Sorry, but I do not crave power

Of course. Ten failed attempts at power is not, repeat not, a craving. Twelve, maybe. Fifteen, tops. Those guys and their accusations, eh?

QUOTE
and I am not a "child". I will have you know that I am over 18 years old.

Harrumph! Harrumph!!! Dog years? Let's face it, mate. Simple Wikipedia is not for you. Too complicated, and you're about as welcome there as the proverbial fart in a spacesuit. Give it up, eh?!


"Bottled Spider" - how about you go back in your bottle and put the lid on so no one can hear you, because no one gives a fuck what you think? What do you know about the project anyway? Very little by the sound of it.

Please crawl back under the rock from where you came from, thx.

This whole thread is hilarious. Why all the whining about a project you obviously all hate? Have you not got better ways to spend your lives, other than bitching about people and their hobbies? Oh... didn't think so.

QUOTE(Razorflame @ Tue 3rd February 2009, 3:58am) *

Sorry, but I do not crave power and I am not a "child". I will have you know that I am over 18 years old.

Razorflame


Razor, I recommend you don't try arguing with the children here. Children always want their own way, whether they're right or wrong. Just carry on on Simple and ignore the trolls here. Some people here have legitimate criticisism, others don't. You've found the ones that don't.

I'm not really taking anything that is said here very seriously because I know exactly what you are trying to say. Nothing written here is taken by me at face value because I know that they aren't very valid opinions, so don't worry about a thing smile.gif.

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QUOTE(Razorflame @ Wed 4th February 2009, 1:13am) *

I'm not really taking anything that is said here very seriously because I know exactly what you are trying to say. Nothing written here is taken by me at face value because I know that they aren't very valid opinions, so don't worry about a thing smile.gif.

Razorflame

That's the spirit! Anyone who doesn't agree with you on everything is just an evil troll, right?
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QUOTE(Eva Destruction @ Tue 3rd February 2009, 6:44pm) *

QUOTE(Razorflame @ Wed 4th February 2009, 1:13am) *

I'm not really taking anything that is said here very seriously because I know exactly what you are trying to say. Nothing written here is taken by me at face value because I know that they aren't very valid opinions, so don't worry about a thing smile.gif.

Razorflame

That's the spirit! Anyone who doesn't agree with you on everything is just an evil troll, right?

I'd like a simple argument, please
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