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WhispersOfWisdom
post Mon 26th November 2007, 9:55pm
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Durova Resigns on 11-26-07
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post Tue 27th November 2007, 1:17am
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It's great to finally see a case where everything works out the way it should: admin abuse, for once, is followed not by acquiescence punctuated by a few hopeless whimpers of protest, but by a backlash of mass outrage leading to the resignation of the abusive admin--with that admin receiving the disapproval of even the ArbCom, typically the reliable guardian of abusive admins. Other abusive admins tried and failed to silence and outmaneuver the community on behalf of their ally. It's a remarkable series of events, breaking all of Wikipedia's worst traditions, and as an optimist I would like to believe that this is something that will have decisive long-term consequences, knocking down a barrier that is keeping Wikipedia from reaching its full potential.
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WhispersOfWisdom   Durova Resigns   Mon 26th November 2007, 9:55pm
Miltopia   Who shall be the first to update her "arbitra...   Mon 26th November 2007, 9:57pm
WhispersOfWisdom   Who shall be the first to update her "arbitr...   Mon 26th November 2007, 9:58pm
Miltopia   Raymond Aritt "quits" after his stupid ...   Mon 26th November 2007, 10:03pm
Disillusioned Lackey   Raymond Aritt "quits" after his stupid ...   Mon 26th November 2007, 10:34pm
Somey   Raymond Arritt? There's a professor at Iowa St...   Mon 26th November 2007, 10:40pm
Disillusioned Lackey   Durova was desysopped at about 0.03 UMT. That...   Mon 26th November 2007, 10:44pm
the fieryangel   Durova was desysopped at about 0.03 UMT. That...   Mon 26th November 2007, 10:56pm
Disillusioned Lackey   [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=W...   Mon 26th November 2007, 11:06pm
Somey   Don't know how we all missed that. I believe t...   Mon 26th November 2007, 11:02pm
jorge   If it's the same guy, maybe he and I could me...   Mon 26th November 2007, 10:52pm
Somey   Which is? It's the meal that comes between bre...   Mon 26th November 2007, 10:53pm
Jonny Cache   One good thing to come of all this — I've n...   Mon 26th November 2007, 10:58pm
dtobias   I wonder when I'll be able to spell "soo...   Tue 27th November 2007, 2:42am
Moulton   The timing (and the identity of the operant Stewar...   Mon 26th November 2007, 11:00pm
Herschelkrustofsky   The timing (and the identity of the operant Stewa...   Mon 26th November 2007, 11:08pm
Disillusioned Lackey   The timing (and the identity of the operant Stewa...   Mon 26th November 2007, 11:10pm
jorge   Don't know whether anyone noticed this :huh:   Mon 26th November 2007, 11:10pm
guy   Maybe Durova is having pangs of conscience, and s...   Mon 26th November 2007, 11:10pm
Derktar   Methinks she fell on her sword to save "the l...   Mon 26th November 2007, 11:22pm
Moulton   Before falling on your sword, make sure the blade ...   Mon 26th November 2007, 11:29pm
Oracle   Before falling on your sword, make sure the blade...   Tue 27th November 2007, 1:52am
GlassBeadGame   [quote name='Moulton' post='62542' date='Mon 26th...   Tue 27th November 2007, 2:03am
Daniel Brandt   That would be Durovaistic reasoning. Here's ...   Tue 27th November 2007, 2:08am
Firsfron of Ronchester   Misfits? This is the first time I've read tha...   Mon 26th November 2007, 11:25pm
Derktar   Misfits? This is the first time I've read th...   Mon 26th November 2007, 11:28pm
the fieryangel   Personally I like the term, Reviewniks which I p...   Mon 26th November 2007, 11:34pm
dtobias   Misfits? This is the first time I've read th...   Tue 27th November 2007, 2:41am
GlassBeadGame   [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=U...   Tue 27th November 2007, 2:51am
Piperdown   [quote name='dtobias' post='62580' date='Mon 26th...   Tue 27th November 2007, 3:09am
thekohser   Pot, meet kettle. "The mob" my arse. P...   Tue 27th November 2007, 3:22am
Robster   Pot, meet kettle. "The mob" my arse. ...   Tue 27th November 2007, 3:34am
everyking   It's great to finally see a case where everyth...   Tue 27th November 2007, 1:17am
anthony   It's great to finally see a case where everyt...   Tue 27th November 2007, 2:10am
wikiwhistle   with that admin receiving the disapproval of even ...   Tue 27th November 2007, 2:37am
everyking   with that admin receiving the disapproval of even...   Tue 27th November 2007, 4:19am
wikiwhistle   Hmmm, we'll see :D   Tue 27th November 2007, 1:59am
Robster   Durova has also withdrawn from the ArbCom election...   Tue 27th November 2007, 2:08am
Moulton   The cool thing about these Mortification Soap Oper...   Tue 27th November 2007, 2:16am
Piperdown   Durova Resigns on 11-26-07 only to take SV...   Tue 27th November 2007, 2:41am
Daniel Brandt   WANTED: Pet rattlesnake. Old one bit me.   Tue 27th November 2007, 2:51am
Somey   I'm not the least bit surprised that she resig...   Tue 27th November 2007, 3:06am
Jonny Cache   I'm not the least bit surprised that she resi...   Tue 27th November 2007, 3:20am
Derktar   [quote name='Somey' post='62591' date='Mon 26th N...   Tue 27th November 2007, 3:25am
Somey   Well that's my thought too, by sacrificing her...   Tue 27th November 2007, 3:49am
Piperdown   I haven't been able to follow all of the post...   Tue 27th November 2007, 3:28am
GlassBeadGame   [quote name='Somey' post='62591' date='Mon 26th N...   Tue 27th November 2007, 3:34am
Jonny Cache   Cache's Cabinet Picks — Jimbo = Richard (...   Tue 27th November 2007, 3:42am
Daniel Brandt   [b]Cache's Cabinet Picks — Jimbo = Richard...   Tue 27th November 2007, 4:43am
Piperdown   I think Jimbo is worse, because casual reporters...   Tue 27th November 2007, 5:02am
The Joy   I sometimes wonder when a Cabalist like Durova fal...   Tue 27th November 2007, 7:13am
Amarkov   I sometimes wonder when a Cabalist like Durova fa...   Tue 27th November 2007, 7:32am
Disillusioned Lackey   no, no, no, no. :) You've got her all wron...   Tue 27th November 2007, 8:04am
The Joy   I sometimes wonder when a Cabalist like Durova f...   Tue 27th November 2007, 8:06am
Disillusioned Lackey   [quote name='Amarkov' post='62629' date='Tue 27th...   Tue 27th November 2007, 8:15am
Disillusioned Lackey   The only problem here is that people will think ...   Tue 4th December 2007, 5:23pm
The Joy   The only problem here is that people will think ...   Tue 4th December 2007, 8:42pm
Fox   I thought Tony Sidaway was required by Arbcom to p...   Tue 4th December 2007, 9:56pm
BobbyBombastic   Tony Sidaway is not an admin.   Tue 4th December 2007, 10:09pm
thekohser   Did anyone actually buy anything from the "Du...   Wed 5th December 2007, 3:02am
Disillusioned Lackey   You should never have admitted that. ;)   Wed 5th December 2007, 3:06am
Joseph100   You should never have admitted that. ;) My Tri...   Wed 5th December 2007, 11:48am
Disillusioned Lackey   The world is a better place with out the Durova...   Wed 5th December 2007, 1:24pm
Joseph100   The world is a better place with out the Durova...   Wed 5th December 2007, 1:35pm
Disillusioned Lackey   [b]Web 2.0 is no excuse for dissing the classics...   Wed 5th December 2007, 2:38pm
thekohser   You know what? I see that Jimbo has been repeated...   Wed 5th December 2007, 5:30pm
Jonny Cache   Jimmy Wales has to be either the stupidest man or...   Wed 5th December 2007, 5:50pm
Moulton   Jimmy Wales has to be either the stupidest man or ...   Wed 5th December 2007, 6:00pm
Jonny Cache   Jimmy Wales has to be either the stupidest man o...   Wed 5th December 2007, 6:06pm
Disillusioned Lackey   To my mind, it's more likely that Jimbo (like...   Wed 5th December 2007, 7:00pm
Disillusioned Lackey   Jimmy Wales has to be either the stupidest man or ...   Wed 5th December 2007, 6:46pm
Jonny Cache   [font=comic sans ms][size=7]¡¡¡ Man Durova ...   Wed 5th December 2007, 6:54pm
Moulton   To me, it's more perplexing than saddening. I...   Wed 5th December 2007, 7:23pm
Jonny Cache   To me, it's more perplexing than saddening. ...   Wed 5th December 2007, 7:34pm
Disillusioned Lackey   To me, it's more perplexing than saddening. ...   Wed 5th December 2007, 7:52pm
Moulton   By failure, I mean undeniable failure. Most peo...   Wed 5th December 2007, 8:16pm

 

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