Stewards/elections 2010, Good luck Greg! Options

[Lar]

What percentage is required for reconfirmation?

I thought it was 80%, I also thought that only the votes of other stewards were counted in the final determination.

There is no fixed percentage requirement, per se. Confirmation is driven by consensus among stewards. One negative comment could be enough to cause the consensus to come out that confirming isn't a good idea, or 100 negative comments could add up to "nothing relevant to stewardship".

So.....not so much fun helping to run that madhouse, eh?
Suffering from a bit of backstabbing? I could have warned you.

In fact, you did.

I didn't stand for steward to be popular or to collect another hat. So some opposition is to be expected, and even (when it's valid feedback) welcomed.

[MZMcBride]

And to top it off, Durova(301) too, who apparently thinks I'm too much of a glory hound for her taste.

301 - this isn't actually a footnote. It's just a number.

[The Wales Hunter]

Boo! I thought I'd made the first Lego remark on Lar's vote but then saw somebody had three votes above. Terrible.

[A Horse With No Name]

Boy, this is a boring election.

[Lar]

Boo! I thought I'd made the first Lego remark on Lar's vote but then saw somebody had three votes above. Terrible.

I think yours may be funnier, if it's any consolation. (not that the other one wasn't funny, mind you)

You may want to look into the "Bonktron" theme (just use Google) if doing rude things with Lego is your taste (not that it's my taste at all, mind you, I just happen to know about that theme)

[The Wales Hunter]

Bonktron?!

[tarantino]

Boy, this is a boring election.

Lar wasn't confirmed.

So, again, who decided to appoint him as an ombudsman? Cary?

[Zoloft]

Boy, this is a boring election.

Lar wasn't confirmed.

So, again, who decided to appoint him as an ombudsman? Cary?

My favorite part:

mreow ! mreoow.
1 agreed (113 didn't mention this).
Darkoneko.

I looked at the so-called uncivil remarks posted and actually thought Lar's stuff barely qualified as 'cranky.'

[Eva Destruction]

I looked at the so-called uncivil remarks posted and actually thought Lar's stuff barely qualified as 'cranky.'

This is Wikipedia. "Uncivil" doesn't mean "rude", it means "disagreed with someone who considers themselves more important than you".

[Ottava]

I was thankful that I could keep the discussion as civil as it was. There was quite a lot of tension on the confirmation page and it could easily have turned into a very nasty fight (which would have had some really bad ramifications).

[Kurt M. Weber]

Crap, you mean I missed an opportunity to run for something?

[thekohser]

So, I did just as well as Lar in the quest for Stewardship?

[The Wales Hunter]

Am I missing something or was one of the key reasons for Lar's non-confirmation the campaign waged by Proab regarding allegations the former abused his Wikipedia status for his own sexual gratification?

[CharlotteWebb]

Am I missing something or was one of the key reasons for Lar's non-confirmation the campaign waged by Proab regarding allegations the former abused his Wikipedia status for his own sexual gratification?

Uh wait, I thought you clearly understood that prior to offering up the "bonktron" avatar.

[The Wales Hunter]

Am I missing something or was one of the key reasons for Lar's non-confirmation the campaign waged by Proab regarding allegations the former abused his Wikipedia status for his own sexual gratification?

Uh wait, I thought you clearly understood that prior to offering up the "bonktron" avatar.

Bonktron was brought up by Lar. And I'm glad I've been reminded of it.

But on my point, there are bigger smear and spin campaigns going on against various Wikipedians than politician, it seems.

Lar admitted on his blog he had a spell when he was throwing his sausage up several highways, I can't quite see the issue. Even if he is the world's biggest sleeze (which he isn't!), it's not as though he's walking into Wiki meet-ups, unzipping his trousers and saying "Get your gums around this for IP data"...is it?

[EricBarbour]

Lar admitted on his blog he had a spell when he was throwing his sausage up several highways, I can't quite see the issue. Even if he is the world's biggest sleeze (which he isn't!), it's not as though he's walking into Wiki meet-ups, unzipping his trousers and saying "Get your gums around this for IP data"...is it?

I'd pay good money to see any of the above happen.

[A Horse With No Name]

Lar admitted on his blog he had a spell when he was throwing his sausage up several highways, I can't quite see the issue. Even if he is the world's biggest sleeze (which he isn't!), it's not as though he's walking into Wiki meet-ups, unzipping his trousers and saying "Get your gums around this for IP data"...is it?

I'd pay good money to see any of the above happen.

I never quite thought of Lar in that context. Maybe with the new interest in 3D movies, we can get promote this potential production with the catchphrase: "Lar in 3-D -- Careful, Or He'll Poke Your Eye Out!"

[RDH(Ghost In The Machine)]

Lar admitted on his blog he had a spell when he was throwing his sausage up several highways, I can't quite see the issue. Even if he is the world's biggest sleeze (which he isn't!), it's not as though he's walking into Wiki meet-ups, unzipping his trousers and saying "Get your gums around this for IP data"...is it?

I'd pay good money to see any of the above happen.

I never quite thought of Lar in that context. Maybe with the new interest in 3D movies, we can get promote this potential production with the catchphrase: "Lar in 3-D -- Careful, Or He'll Poke Your Eye Out!"

Hey lucky in love, unlucky at Wikimedia...


So con-grats, Lar...

[CharlotteWebb]

Bonktron was brought up by Lar. And I'm glad I've been reminded of it.

Oh, I see now that he denied the accusation in advance. Odd.

[Lar]

Bonktron was brought up by Lar. And I'm glad I've been reminded of it.

Oh, I see now that he denied the accusation in advance. Odd.

I'm curious as to what your issue is, exactly. It's baffled me for a while.

Am I missing something or was one of the key reasons for Lar's non-confirmation the campaign waged by Proab regarding allegations the former abused his Wikipedia status for his own sexual gratification?

That is my view as well. It proves that smear campaigns based on untruths work as well on wikis as they do elsewhere. So much for brave new worlds.

Boy, this is a boring election.

Lar wasn't confirmed.

So, again, who decided to appoint him as an ombudsman? Cary?

Are you a Proab mouthpiece all the time, or just most of the time, or what?

I find the forces arrayed against me pretty ironic. The two major factions are the bunch cheering on Proabivouac's campaign of lies, smears and blackmail, and the bunch who think en:wp doesn't have a BLP problem and who thought Doc went too far deleting .00001% of the problematic articles... with a good dose of those who think the Lar-SV case came out wrong, and a dash of the "WR is evil" crowd for good measure. And to top it off, Durova(301) too, who apparently thinks I'm too much of a glory hound for her taste.

So.....not so much fun helping to run that madhouse, eh?
Suffering from a bit of backstabbing? I could have warned you.

I never did it purely for fun.