Today is the final day for nominations, for the 2009 WP:DICK of Distinction awards pageant Options Rating

[Herschelkrustofsky]

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We are now accepting nominations for the 3rd Annual Wikipedia Review WP:DICK of Distinction awards pageant. Newcomers can acquaint themselves with the history of this star-studded gala event by following this link.
The categories are as follows:

WP:DICK of Distinction

This award goes to the admin who most consistently and corruptly abuses the tools. I'll get the ball rolling by proposing these favorites from previous years, all of whom have made their mark over the past year:

JzG
Jayjg
Will Beback

Miss Incongeniality

As if any explanation were needed, this is for the admin that most consistently and aggressively flouts WP:CIVIL.

The Tag-Team Event

This category, which is open to non-admins, is one of many attributes that the WMF has borrowed from its sister organization, the WWF.

The Straight Shooter

This event is open to admins only, and the award goes to the admin who most honestly and diligently attempts to exercise his or her authority in accordance with WP:NOT. Since we now have a bumper crop of admins who have joined the Review, I would like to invite them to self-nominate and engage in shameless electioneering -- knowing that they will be held to whatever promises they may make. Nominees:

Thatcher131
Jehochman
Cool Hand Luke
Newyorkbrad

Cojones de latón

This award goes to non-admins who boldly confront the cabal. Nominees:

Giano
Cla68
The Fat Man Who Never Came Back
George the Dragon
Alanyst


Please post your nominees for the various categories in this thread. I'll keep a running tally of the nominees, and in about a month, members of the Academy will be invited to cast their votes.

[Sarcasticidealist]

Some nominations for the only two categories in which I'll be participating:

Straight shooter

Jehochman
Cool Hand Luke
Newyorkbrad (probably not anti-establishment enough for most of the crowd here, but I think he's a model of integrity)

Cojones

The Fat Man Who Never Came Back

I'll probably add more to both categories as they occur to me.

[Herschelkrustofsky]

Good calls. Actually, before we go any further, is JzG presently an admin? I recall him being on some sort of parole.

[Sarcasticidealist]

Good calls. Actually, before we go any further, is JzG presently an admin? I recall him being on some sort of parole.

Unless you mean the outcome of the Cla-SV-FM-JzG-Viridae case, I'm not sure what you're thinking of. He's currently an admin in good standing and not under any restrictions.

Another nomination for the Cojones category: George the Dragon. Not my particular cup of tea, but I suspect his Arb Comm election performance will garner him a lot of support around here.

And another one: Alanyst, whose work in the Mantanmoreland case was exceptional (and who also made some interesting contributions to the Cla-etc.-etc.-etc. one).

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[One]

Straight shooter

Thatcher, easily


Are PoetEntities valid nominations for any of the categories?

[Newyorkbrad]

Are PoetEntities valid nominations for any of the categories?

PoetEntities are a category.

[Herschelkrustofsky]

Are PoetEntities valid nominations for any of the categories?

No, for the following reasons: vandals, weirdos, trolls, etc. are a dime a dozen at WP, and are certainly not WP's responsibility. Admins, on the other hand, represent the project more or less officially, and therefore are [ahem] notable for the purposes of criticizing it.

[Newyorkbrad]

Are PoetEntities valid nominations for any of the categories?

No, for the following reasons: vandals, weirdos, trolls, etc. are a dime a dozen at WP, and are certainly not WP's responsibility. Admins, on the other hand, represent the project more or less officially, and therefore are [ahem] notable for the purposes of criticizing it.

Actually, a PoetEntity was a Wikipedia administrator ... but not in 2008.

[One]

Are PoetEntities valid nominations for any of the categories?

No, for the following reasons: vandals, weirdos, trolls, etc. are a dime a dozen at WP, and are certainly not WP's responsibility. Admins, on the other hand, represent the project more or less officially, and therefore are [ahem] notable for the purposes of criticizing it.

Troll checkuser/admin tag teams are in another class, I think--I would like to vote for them as a "tag team."

Maybe I just feel this way because I'm a Utah alumni and so I perceive injustice in these project distinctions. Just because a team went undefeated in a non-BCS/non-ENWP conference is no reason to exclude them from the championship.

P.S.: Utes #1.

[Herschelkrustofsky]

Troll checkuser/admin tag teams are in another class, I think--I would like to vote for them as a "tag team."

By all means. Actually, that category may include non-admins, so if there were a PoetTagteamer, he/she/it would be eligible.

I've updated the initial post to include all nominees thus far.

[Giggy]

Miss Incongeniality; Scarian. It even got him Jimbo-desysopped.

[Herschelkrustofsky]

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The nominees thus far are as follows:

WP:DICK of Distinction

JzG
Jayjg
Raul654
Will Beback

Miss Incongeniality

Scarian
KillerChihuahua

The Tag-Team Event

This category, which is open to non-admins, is one of many attributes that the WMF has borrowed from its sister organization, the WWF.

The Straight Shooter

This event is open to admins only, and the award goes to the admin who most honestly and diligently attempts to exercise his or her authority in accordance with WP:NOT. Since we now have a bumper crop of admins who have joined the Review, I would like to invite them to self-nominate and engage in shameless electioneering -- knowing that they will be held to whatever promises they may make. Nominees:

Thatcher131
Jehochman
Cool Hand Luke
Newyorkbrad
SirFozzie

Cojones de latón

This award goes to non-admins who boldly confront the cabal. Nominees:

Giano
Cla68
The Fat Man Who Never Came Back
George the Dragon
Alanyst
Dragon695


Please post your nominees for the various categories in this thread. I'll keep a running tally of the nominees, and in about a month, members of the Academy will be invited to cast their votes.

[Rhindle]

How about adding a BLP category? For those who refuse to make any positive improvements toward the bios of lp's and actually figuratively given innocent lesser known lp's the finger with their staunch positions. I could come up with a name for the award but I think someone wittier than me should do it. Just to give it a try: WP:Libel Lover

[Herschelkrustofsky]

I don't see it. Using WP as a platform for defamation is a time-honored practice of most of the major WP:DICKs, and one of the hallmarks of true DICKishness is versatility; I don't think that you are likely to find a cabal admin who is a pure specialist. The ones who really excel are the ones wo can cover the gamut from defamation to incivility to abuse of process, without breaking a sweat.

[Rhindle]

I don't see it. Using WP as a platform for defamation is a time-honored practice of most of the major WP:DICKs, and one of the hallmarks of true DICKishness is versatility; I don't think that you are likely to find a cabal admin who is a pure specialist. The ones who really excel are the ones wo can cover the gamut from defamation to incivility to abuse of process, without breaking a sweat.

Perhaps, but since BLP has been a major issue I thought it might be worthy to award those who best use it for defamation purposes. I did not know this was limited to cabal admins or maybe even their wanna-be followers. If nominations are limited to just these people, then I guess it's not necessary. Kato's list is a little long but I do not know how many of those are admins and if any would be considered cabal eligible to be nominated for such an award. Just an idea.

[Herschelkrustofsky]

I didn't mean to suggest that the nominations are only open for "cabal admins," and of course, no two people will agree exactly on who the "cabal admins" are. There is, however, general agreement that they exist, and that they ought to have an honored place in this competition.

[everyking]

Raul654 for the "DICK of Distinction" award. I will compose a list of some of the things he has done to me over the course of the last year or so, in chronological order:

*privately warned me that unspecified things would happen to me if I did not quit posting to this forum
*posted a "history of me" to my talk page, filled with insults and misrepresentations, denigrating my entire WP editing career
*suggested that I should be banned from WP after I argued that his secondary "Ceiling Cat" account, which was used only for jokes, should be blocked
*tried to torpedo my RfA in August 2008 through vicious attacks, which were apparently successful in swaying enough voters to defeat the nom by a narrow margin
*most recently, and most egregiously, accused me of either calling the police with the intent of using them to harass Phil Sandifer, or instigating others to call the police for the same purpose.

Can I get a wiki-restraining order to protect me from this guy?

[Cla68]

Cajones: Dragon695. Remember, his impertinent comments annoyed FeloniousMonk (FM) to such a degree that FM blocked him in retaliation, perhaps contributing to ArbCom's decision to desysop FM.

Straight shooter: SirFozzie for his bold work in the Weiss debacle among other episodes.

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[Moulton]

Miss Uncongeniality: Tracy Walker (KillerChihuahua). Most will recall that she was joined at the hip to Paul Mitchell (FeloniousMonk) who was unanimously condemned by ArbCom as an egregiously corrupt Admin. Even as Mitchell was going down in flames at ArbCom, Walker was hopscotching across multiple WMF projects to continue IDCab's disgraceful brand of thuggery.

[Sarcasticidealist]

Cajones: Dragon695. Remember, his impertinent comments annoyed FeloniousMonk (FM) to such a degree that FM blocked him in retaliation, perhaps contributing to ArbCom's decision to desysop FM.

Apart from the question of whether annoyance for annoyance's sake is a good thing (no), Dragon695 has a reprehensible attitude towards BLPs (opposed NOINDEXing because it would make Wikipolitics harder,supports including the real names of pornographic actors where they have not voluntarily linked it with their stage names,"But think of the subject's feelings, you cried! BLP is causing harm because someone is having bad things said about them on the internetz, you argued!", "the objections on ethical grounds" to putting pictures of identifiable living people into [[Twink]] without their permission "are stretching it."). I was just thinking earlier this week how pleasant it was not to have heard from him either here or at WP in a while.

Straight shooter: SirFozzie for his bold work in the Weiss debacle among other episodes.

Certainly a worthy candidate (as is Thatcher).

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[Herschelkrustofsky]

Troll checkuser/admin tag teams are in another class, I think--I would like to vote for them as a "tag team."

Please nominate some -- that category is still empty.

The nominees thus far are as follows:

WP:DICK of Distinction

David Gerard
Jayjg
Jimbo Wales
JzG
Raul654
Will Beback

Miss Incongeniality

Scarian
KillerChihuahua

The Tag-Team Event

This category, which is open to non-admins, is one of many attributes that the WMF has borrowed from its sister organization, the WWF.

The Straight Shooter

This event is open to admins only, and the award goes to the admin who most honestly and diligently attempts to exercise his or her authority in accordance with WP:NOT. Since we now have a bumper crop of admins who have joined the Review, I would like to invite them to self-nominate and engage in shameless electioneering -- knowing that they will be held to whatever promises they may make. Nominees:

Thatcher131
Jehochman
Cool Hand Luke
Newyorkbrad
SirFozzie

Cojones de latón

This award goes to non-admins who boldly confront the cabal. Nominees:

Giano
Cla68
The Fat Man Who Never Came Back
George the Dragon
Alanyst
Dragon695


Please post your nominees for the various categories in this thread. I'll keep a running tally of the nominees, and in about a month, members of the Academy will be invited to cast their votes.

[Kato]

Dick of distinction

David Gerard

Gerard had yet another obnoxious year. With the ill fumes becoming ever more potent as the months proceeded. Not content with being the shadowy Svengali who oversighted FT2 into power, Gerard was instrumental in the collapse of Wikimedia UK. Gerard's charm offensives on many fronts were merely erm.. offensive.

User:Filll

Where do I start? Just relentless obsessive silliness all over the place. The worst moments being his defense of the Ros Picard BLP violation scenario - and that bizarre page he wrote about the Wikipedia Review (the location of that escapes me now).

Jimbo Wales

Gold plated washing machines, the whole Rachel Marsden thing, Danny Wool revelations and on and on. Even a series of reconcillatory gestures in December couldn't keep him from the list. A year of shambles and scandals.

Special note of rare praise

Privatemusings

Deserves a lot of credit for the radio show "Not the Wikipedia Weekly". When he wasn't interrupting guests with his interminable "g'days", there were some genuinely interesting conversations with Danny Wool, Seth Finkelstein, NewYorkBrad, and of course, his interviews with The Review. Heck - on audio, even listening to Moulton was worth the while.

NewYorkBrad

For enduring a tough spell at the hands of the Review's harshest WP critics, and still coming out of it remaining probably the most credible figure in the Wikisphere.

Cla68

Another good year for the Chuckster on many fronts! Good guy.

Straightshooter

I guess we have to hand it to CoolHandLuke for his work on the Mantanmoreland thing - which was probably the story of the year as far as we Reviewers were concerned. Good work.

[Herschelkrustofsky]

Special note of rare praise

Privatemusings

Is he an admin? Are you putting him up for Straight Shooter?

[Sarcasticidealist]

User:Filll

Where do I start? Just relentless obsessive silliness all over the place. The worst moments being his defense of the Ros Picard BLP violation scenario - and that bizarre page he wrote about the Wikipedia Review (the location of that escapes me now).

Not an admin and therefore (as I understand it) ineligible.

[LaraLove]

User:Filll

Where do I start? Just relentless obsessive silliness all over the place. The worst moments being his defense of the Ros Picard BLP violation scenario - and that bizarre page he wrote about the Wikipedia Review (the location of that escapes me now).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Filll/Wi...Review_reviewed

[Moulton]

The inter-project tag team event has to go to IDCab. Specifically Odd nature/Skip/Centaur of Attention, Salmon of Doubt, KillerChihuahua, Jim62sch, and FeloniousMonk who hop-scotched their way all over WikiLand to mouse-wrestle their foes from one venue to the next.

So, you are proposing that all the named persons be entered as one tag-team?

Yes. I may need some help from others identifying all the tag-teamers in this cabal, and all the venues they appeared in. Lar will remember how they showed up on Meta-Wiki to oppose SB_Johnny. On Wikiversity, only KillerChihuahua retained her WP nick. Odd nature changed his nick to Centaur of Attention. FeloniousMonk only posted from his ISP in Pleasanton CA as an IP editor. Salmon of Doubt was never identified in terms of his WP nick. Guy Chapman posted from his IP at ChapmanCentral.Com. Jim62sch also posted only from his IP in Philadelphia.

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[cyofee]

Any chance of opening a new cathegory where we could put FT2?

Slithering Monster?

[Bottled_Spider]

WP:DICK of Distinction :
JzG
The first name most of us know; the last one to forget. An old classic. A comfort-vote, in a way.

Cojones de latón :
Giano
Cla68
Consistently good performers with completely different M.O.'s.

Peter Damian
It's about time sometime mentioned "The Pete". In his wake, badmins, cabalists, cultists, and Jimbo clench their teeth and fume in frustration.

The other categories will be processed later.

Heck - on audio, even listening to Moulton was worth the while.

I absolutely agree. That Wikipedia Review episode was the only one I listened to, and I was very pleasantly surprised by Moulton's performance. His writing is so ........... boring, and unfunny. Speaking, he was like a different person entirely. I strongly suggest that he looks into some speech-to-text software. No offence, etc.

[EricBarbour]

WP:DICK of Distinction

Definitely JzG.
He's an asshole to people's faces. Most of the others prefer to backstab quietly.
Runner-up to Gerard.

Miss Incongeniality
JzG! Give him a pile of gold-plated dildos, or maybe a gold-painted cheap bicycle.

The Tag-Team Event
Almost anything involving FT2.....

The Straight Shooter
Newyorkbrad

Cojones de latón
Giano, definitely, but Damian deserves an honorable mention.

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[Milton Roe]

Cojones de latón
This award goes to non-admins who boldly confront the cabal.

Conejo del sexo

This award goes to people who boldy try to screw anything that moves.

Nominee: Jimbo Wales

[Cla68]

Cajones: Dragon695. Remember, his impertinent comments annoyed FeloniousMonk (FM) to such a degree that FM blocked him in retaliation, perhaps contributing to ArbCom's decision to desysop FM.

Apart from the question of whether annoyance for annoyance's sake is a good thing (no), Dragon695 has a reprehensible attitude towards BLPs (opposed NOINDEXing because it would make Wikipolitics harder,supports including the real names of pornographic actors where they have not voluntarily linked it with their stage names,"But think of the subject's feelings, you cried! BLP is causing harm because someone is having bad things said about them on the internetz, you argued!", "the objections on ethical grounds" to putting pictures of identifiable living people into [[Twink]] without their permission "are stretching it."). I was just thinking earlier this week how pleasant it was not to have heard from him either here or at WP in a while.

Straight shooter: SirFozzie for his bold work in the Weiss debacle among other episodes.

Certainly a worthy candidate (as is Thatcher).

I wasn't aware of those skeletons in Dragon's closet. I second the nomination of Thatcher as a straight shooter, although I wish that he would have gone ahead and named names in his essay about oversight and checkuser abuse.

Conejo del sexo

This award goes to people who boldy try to screw anything that moves.

Nominee: Jimbo Wales

No offense, but can you really throw the first rock on this one? When I was single I think I must have been as ambitious as Jimbo, although perhaps not as successful or controversial, when it came to that particular activity.

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[Giggy]

Dick of Distinction; FT2, for spending an entire year refusing to step down from arbcom. And plenty more.

[Herschelkrustofsky]

The inter-project tag team event has to go to IDCab. Specifically Odd nature/Skip/Centaur of Attention, Salmon of Doubt, KillerChihuahua, Jim62sch, and FeloniousMonk who hop-scotched their way all over WikiLand to mouse-wrestle their foes from one venue to the next.

So, you are proposing that all the named persons be entered as one tag-team?


The nominees thus far are as follows:

WP:DICK of Distinction

David Gerard
FT2
Jayjg
Jimbo Wales
JzG
Raul654
Will Beback

Miss Incongeniality

Scarian
KillerChihuahua
JzG

The Tag-Team Event

This category, which is open to non-admins, is one of many attributes that the WMF has borrowed from its sister organization, the WWF.

The Straight Shooter

This event is open to admins only, and the award goes to the admin who most honestly and diligently attempts to exercise his or her authority in accordance with WP:NOT. Since we now have a bumper crop of admins who have joined the Review, I would like to invite them to self-nominate and engage in shameless electioneering -- knowing that they will be held to whatever promises they may make. Nominees:

Thatcher131
Jehochman
Cool Hand Luke
Newyorkbrad
SirFozzie

Cojones de latón

This award goes to non-admins who boldly confront the cabal. Nominees:

Giano
Cla68
The Fat Man Who Never Came Back
George the Dragon
Alanyst
Dragon695
Peter Damian


Please post your nominees for the various categories in this thread. I'll keep a running tally of the nominees, and in about a month, members of the Academy will be invited to cast their votes.

[Alison]

The Straight Shooter

Thatcher please. Not only for User:Thatcher/Quis custodiet ipsos custodes but also for all the honourable stuff he's done behind the scenes over the last year (that you guys don't know about (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/ohmy.gif) ). He's as straight as they get.

Go Thatcher! (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/wub.gif)

Cojones de latón

I have to admit a certain admiration for The Fat Man. Not only has he a wicked sense of humour but he's also got the cojones to go around skewering sacred WikiCowsâ„¢ with impunity. He's Wikipedia's trickster. (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/smile.gif)

EDIT: late as usual - duh! (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/biggrin.gif)

[Gold heart]

Dick of Distinction; FT2, for spending an entire year refusing to step down from arbcom. And plenty more.

He always reminds me of an old auto license plate I remember here years ago. Don't know why, but it does. And the license plate was FU2! (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/laugh.gif)

True.




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[everyking]

Didn't Thatcher resign as an admin? Would that make him ineligible?

[Milton Roe]

Conejo del sexo

This award goes to people who boldy try to screw anything that moves.

Nominee: Jimbo Wales

No offense, but can you really throw the first rock on this one? When I was single I think I must have been as ambitious as Jimbo, although perhaps not as successful or controversial, when it came to that particular activity.

A fair question. No, I really don't judge most of this (and lord knows I myself have chased many a skirt, also). Exceptions are for abuse-of-power (as in Jimbo getting Marsden's bio fixed in preparation for boffing her, when everybody else on WP is left to hang). That's much the same policy as holds in the military.

BTW, I also take a dim view of really eggregious cases of cheating, in relationships where everybody could just as easily have agreed on non-exclusivity, but didn't. It occurs to me that what we really need in our society are sexual exclusivity contracts in marriages and other relationships which automatically terminate at the end of every 3 months or something, and have to be formally renewed. (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/smile.gif) I don't suppose that's going to happen any time soon, though. And no, I'm not accusing Jimbo of cheating on his marriage. I have no idea what happened to Jimbo's marriage.

[Kato]

Cojones de latón

This award goes to non-admins who boldly confront the cabal. Nominees:

Giano
Cla68
The Fat Man Who Never Came Back
George the Dragon
Alanyst
Dragon695
Peter Damian


Please post your nominees for the various categories in this thread. I'll keep a running tally of the nominees, and in about a month, members of the Academy will be invited to cast their votes.

Where's Privatemusings? I nominated that guy.

And for the second year running - I denounce Giano's inclusion in this kind of list. Writes a nice ditty of an article - spends the rest of time gripped in a fever of ludicrous revenge dramas.

Perhaps a "Drama Queen" award is needed?

[Herschelkrustofsky]

I'll put PrivateMusings in now -- it wasn't clear to me whether he was an admin, and you were putting him up for Straight Shooter.

As far as Giano, or George the Dragon (whom others have now denounced,) I think a nomination is a nomination and they should go in. You should feel free to campaign vigorously against his election, however.

The "Drama Queen" idea has merit, but then again, isn't every category just a variation on that theme? Wikipedia should change its slogan to "It's all about the drama."

I'm nominating Will Beback and John Nevard for tag-team, just to get the ball rolling.

The nominees thus far are as follows:

WP:DICK of Distinction

David Gerard
FT2
Jayjg
Jimbo Wales
JzG
Raul654
Will Beback

Miss Incongeniality

Scarian
KillerChihuahua
JzG

The Tag-Team Event

Will Beback and John Nevard

The Straight Shooter

This event is open to admins only, and the award goes to the admin who most honestly and diligently attempts to exercise his or her authority in accordance with WP:NOT. Since we now have a bumper crop of admins who have joined the Review, I would like to invite them to self-nominate and engage in shameless electioneering -- knowing that they will be held to whatever promises they may make. Nominees:

Thatcher131
Jehochman
Cool Hand Luke
Newyorkbrad
SirFozzie

Cojones de latón

This award goes to non-admins who boldly confront the cabal. Nominees:

Giano
Cla68
The Fat Man Who Never Came Back
George the Dragon
Alanyst
Dragon695
Peter Damian
Privatemusings


Please post your nominees for the various categories in this thread. I'll keep a running tally of the nominees, and in about a month, members of the Academy will be invited to cast their votes.

[UseOnceAndDestroy]

all the honourable stuff he's done behind the scenes over the last year (that you guys don't know about (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/ohmy.gif) ). He's as straight as they get.

Somehow, "does stuff" + "no one knows about it" does not equal "straight", I reckon.

[Kato]

2007 was the year of JzG - but this year he has been largely uncontroversial on WP. Likewise, Jayjg has been a shadow of his former self. I don't see that either of these two deserve to be on the list for 2008.

It's hard to think who has been the biggest "dick" this year. DocGlasgow ticks boxes on just about every category from Dick to Straight Shooter. The usual progressive BLP work was punctuated by a couple of howlers - memorably that manoeuvre to dampen the angry anti-Mantanmoreland movement, which merely wasted a few weeks of time by letting Mantan off the hook a little longer. (This isn't a nom for Doc by the way)

My personal fave Dick of Distinction for 2007, George William Herbert, also faded this year. No longer were we treated to some of most preposterous comments you'll ever read.


Anti-defamation campaigner of the year

1. Sarcasticidealist
2. DocGlasgow
3. Privatemusings
4. Rootology (for getting that flagged revisions ball rolling)

Comedy Moments of the Year

(Off the top of my head)

1. JoshuaZ's hilarious denials of sockpuppetry - ghost vectors and all...
2. Greg Kohs running for election to the WMF board
3. Jossi's Conflict of Interest irony spiral - and the lame arguments of those who defended it
4. Rachel Marsden's relentless goading of Jimbo on Valleywag
5. That brutally audacious IP nomination for deletion of Alison Wheeler's BLP - it just made me laugh that's all.

Zero to Hero
Kelly Martin - uber controversial former Wikipedia Arbitrator turns astute and essential Wikipedia Reviewer.

Hero to Zero
David Shankbone - hapless and gregarious provider of free photographs turns hideous narcissistic revenge machine and poster-boy for the worst excesses of Web 2.0,

[Sarcasticidealist]

My personal fave Dick of Distinction for 2007, George William Herbert, also faded this year. No longer were we treated to some of most preposterous comments you'll ever read.

He's also demonstrated real humility on a few occasions, including the aftermath of Mantanmoreland. I give him substantial points for that.

[Herschelkrustofsky]

Anti-defamation campaigner of the year

1. Sarcasticidealist
2. DocGlasgow
3. Privatemusings
4. Rootology (for getting that flagged revisions ball rolling)

[

We've got Privatemusings as a Cojones nominee. Doc is an admin-- did you want to put him up for Straight Shooter? And I'm not sure whether Sarcastic or Root are admins. Did you wish to nominate them for one of the categories?

[Sarcasticidealist]

And I'm not sure whether Sarcastic or Root are admins.

I am, Root isn't.

And while I am sincerely flattered to be nominated (for a category that doesn't exist, granted, but still) I don't think my name belongs there. While I'm very proud of my views on BLPs, I don't do a lot of campaigning on the subject, since I've concluded that changing policy on Wikipedia is not actually possible. I'm pretty much a gadfly on this issue.

[Herschelkrustofsky]

I'm going to assume that if they are fighting the use of WP for defamation, they ought to be Straight Shooter or Cojones nominees. The nominees thus far are as follows:

WP:DICK of Distinction

David Gerard
FT2
Jayjg
Jimbo Wales
JzG
Raul654
Will Beback

Miss Incongeniality

Scarian
KillerChihuahua
JzG

The Tag-Team Event

Will Beback and John Nevard

The Straight Shooter

This event is open to admins only, and the award goes to the admin who most honestly and diligently attempts to exercise his or her authority in accordance with WP:NOT. Since we now have a bumper crop of admins who have joined the Review, I would like to invite them to self-nominate and engage in shameless electioneering -- knowing that they will be held to whatever promises they may make. Nominees:

Thatcher131
Jehochman
Cool Hand Luke
Newyorkbrad
SirFozzie
SarcasticIdealist
DocGlasgow

Cojones de latón

This award goes to non-admins who boldly confront the cabal. Nominees:

Giano
Cla68
The Fat Man Who Never Came Back
George the Dragon
Alanyst
Dragon695
Peter Damian
Privatemusings
Rootology


Please post your nominees for the various categories in this thread. I'll keep a running tally of the nominees, and in about a month, members of the Academy will be invited to cast their votes.

[The Wales Hunter]

A quick nomination (I'll do the rest when I wake up):

Cojones de latón

SlimVirgin. Not an admin and has confronted the CABAL while not an admin.

[victim of censorship]

(IMG:http://wikipediareview.com/img/klieglight.gif)

We are now accepting nominations for the 3rd Annual Wikipedia Review WP:DICK of Distinction awards pageant. Newcomers can acquaint themselves with the history of this star-studded gala event by following this link.
The categories are as follows:

WP:DICK of Distinction

This award goes to the admin who most consistently and corruptly abuses the tools. I'll get the ball rolling by proposing these favorites from previous years, all of whom have made their mark over the past year:

JzG
Jayjg
Will Beback

Miss Incongeniality

As if any explanation were needed, this is for the admin that most consistently and aggressively flouts WP:CIVIL.

The Tag-Team Event

This category, which is open to non-admins, is one of many attributes that the WMF has borrowed from its sister organization, the WWF.

The Straight Shooter

This event is open to admins only, and the award goes to the admin who most honestly and diligently attempts to exercise his or her authority in accordance with WP:NOT. Since we now have a bumper crop of admins who have joined the Review, I would like to invite them to self-nominate and engage in shameless electioneering -- knowing that they will be held to whatever promises they may make. Nominees:

Thatcher131
Jehochman
Cool Hand Luke
Newyorkbrad

Cojones de latón

This award goes to non-admins who boldly confront the cabal. Nominees:

Giano
Cla68
The Fat Man Who Never Came Back
George the Dragon
Alanyst


Please post your nominees for the various categories in this thread. I'll keep a running tally of the nominees, and in about a month, members of the Academy will be invited to cast their votes.

Please ad the Grand Gramiliel to your list under WP:DICK of Distinction

[Alison]

all the honourable stuff he's done behind the scenes over the last year (that you guys don't know about (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/ohmy.gif) ). He's as straight as they get.

Somehow, "does stuff" + "no one knows about it" does not equal "straight", I reckon.

Yeah, I know (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/dry.gif) I can't really say much more than that, obviously, so it's only my word an' all ...

However, Thatcher policed Checkuser, and policed it well when he was on the inside. That shows up in his Quis custodiet ipsos custodes essay. What he didnt' say was that he personally called a few people out on their c/u shenanigans.

[One]

all the honourable stuff he's done behind the scenes over the last year (that you guys don't know about (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/ohmy.gif) ). He's as straight as they get.

Somehow, "does stuff" + "no one knows about it" does not equal "straight", I reckon.

Yeah, I know (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/dry.gif) I can't really say much more than that, obviously, so it's only my word an' all ...

However, Thatcher policed Checkuser, and policed it well when he was on the inside. That shows up in his Quis custodiet ipsos custodes essay. What he didnt' say was that he personally called a few people out on their c/u shenanigans.

Yep. He's a reformer on the inside. He's careful, and a straight shooter to his core. I've felt this way for ages.

Incidentally, there's been a lot of credit thrown around for Mantanmoreland. I think that Thatcher deserves more than a little praise for the case. He did something subtle, but essential. He filled that CU request, even though WordBomb filed it. He filled carefully, relaying the details needed to start SirFozzie's investigation. He had only been a CU for three weeks at the time, and it would have been very easy to just issue "inconclusive" and move on. He also caught Bassettcat--I think there would still be a cloud hanging over the case if he didn't cleanly vindicate the conclusions by catching him again.

[Peter Damian]

Dick of distinction

David Gerard

Gerard had yet another obnoxious year. With the ill fumes becoming ever more potent as the months proceeded. Not content with being the shadowy Svengali who oversighted FT2 into power, Gerard was instrumental in the collapse of Wikimedia UK. Gerard's charm offensives on many fronts were merely erm.. offensive.

I was about to nominate Gerard but others got there first. I had no experience of this guy until the current RfC. I was flabbergasted, words fail me &c.

[Kato]

all the honourable stuff he's done behind the scenes over the last year (that you guys don't know about (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/ohmy.gif) ). He's as straight as they get.

Somehow, "does stuff" + "no one knows about it" does not equal "straight", I reckon.

Yeah, I know (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/dry.gif) I can't really say much more than that, obviously, so it's only my word an' all ...

However, Thatcher policed Checkuser, and policed it well when he was on the inside. That shows up in his Quis custodiet ipsos custodes essay. What he didnt' say was that he personally called a few people out on their c/u shenanigans.

Yep. He's a reformer on the inside. He's careful, and a straight shooter to his core. I've felt this way for ages.

Incidentally, there's been a lot of credit thrown around for Mantanmoreland. I think that Thatcher deserves more than a little praise for the case. He did something subtle, but essential. He filled that CU request, even though WordBomb filed it. He filled carefully, relaying the details needed to start SirFozzie's investigation. He had only been a CU for three weeks at the time, and it would have been very easy to just issue "inconclusive" and move on. He also caught Bassettcat--I think there would still be a cloud hanging over the case if he didn't cleanly vindicate the conclusions by catching him again.

That said, Thatcher got himself in a muddle over Mantanmoreland before that - and wasn't particularly helpful previously by all accounts.

http://wikipediareview.com/index.php?showt...896&hl=Thatcher

The most reasonable thing I saw Thatcher do was bring up the Lyndon LaRouche case a long while back - making an issue of the Conflicts of Interest held by Berlet and Dennis King, and highlighting some of the entrenched problems that blight those articles to Arbcom. It was refreshing to see someone ostensibly neutral and uninvolved get that aired on Wiki.

[UseOnceAndDestroy]

[Mod note: For readability, moved various posts of an irish flavour to the lounge: http://wikipediareview.com/index.php?showtopic=22387]

[Kato]

A quick nomination (I'll do the rest when I wake up):

Cojones de latón

SlimVirgin. Not an admin and has confronted the CABAL while not an admin.

In that case, where's Wikipedia Review? Stick 'im on the list!

Last year, I nominated Greg and JzG for the tag team slot, for their combined work on the Arch Coal article!

Anti-defamation campaigner of the year

1. Sarcasticidealist
2. DocGlasgow
3. Privatemusings
4. Rootology (for getting that flagged revisions ball rolling)

[

We've got Privatemusings as a Cojones nominee. Doc is an admin-- did you want to put him up for Straight Shooter? And I'm not sure whether Sarcastic or Root are admins. Did you wish to nominate them for one of the categories?

I'm not nominating these guys for your categories Hersch - I was just making general points about the year.

I nominated Gerard, Jimbo and Filll (who apparently is not an admin) for the Dick, Cool Hand Luke for the straight shooter, and Privatemusings and Wikipedia Review for the Cojones de latón. The rest are specific things about individuals that I noticed.

[Peter Damian]

Oh and Bishonen for the 'cojones' bit. She.

[Herschelkrustofsky]

Oh and Bishonen for the 'cojones' bit. She.

She's an admin, so that would be Straight Shooter.

The most reasonable thing I saw Thatcher do was bring up the Lyndon LaRouche case a long while back - making an issue of the Conflicts of Interest held by Berlet and Dennis King, and highlighting some of the entrenched problems that blight those articles to Arbcom. It was refreshing to see someone ostensibly neutral and uninvolved get that aired on Wiki.

Yes, I liked that one also. But earlier, Thatcher backed up Will Beback on the issue of the unique Wikipedia ban on using LaRouche publications as sources, whether it be for graphics on geometry examples, data on India's thorium reactor program, or the biography of Jose Rizal. So, I guess all this means that Thatcher is neutral.

A quick nomination (I'll do the rest when I wake up):

Cojones de latón

SlimVirgin. Not an admin and has confronted the CABAL while not an admin.

You know, I was just thinking that we are in a real watershed moment, what with the possibility of Regime Change in the U.S. next week, and the fact that no one had nominated SlimVirgin in this competition. And here she is, being nominated for Cojones de latón!

Anti-defamation campaigner of the year

1. Sarcasticidealist
2. DocGlasgow
3. Privatemusings
4. Rootology (for getting that flagged revisions ball rolling)

[

We've got Privatemusings as a Cojones nominee. Doc is an admin-- did you want to put him up for Straight Shooter? And I'm not sure whether Sarcastic or Root are admins. Did you wish to nominate them for one of the categories?

I'm not nominating these guys for your categories Hersch - I was just making general points about the year.

Do you want them removed?


The nominees thus far are as follows:

WP:DICK of Distinction

David Gerard
FT2
Gamaliel
Jayjg
Jimbo Wales
JzG
Raul654
Will Beback

Miss Incongeniality

Scarian
KillerChihuahua
JzG

The Tag-Team Event

Will Beback and John Nevard
Odd nature, Salmon of Doubt, KillerChihuahua, Jim62sch, and FeloniousMonk

The Straight Shooter

This event is open to admins only, and the award goes to the admin who most honestly and diligently attempts to exercise his or her authority in accordance with WP:NOT. Since we now have a bumper crop of admins who have joined the Review, I would like to invite them to self-nominate and engage in shameless electioneering -- knowing that they will be held to whatever promises they may make. Nominees:

Bishonen
Thatcher131
Jehochman
Cool Hand Luke
Newyorkbrad
SirFozzie
SarcasticIdealist
DocGlasgow

Cojones de latón

This award goes to non-admins who boldly confront the cabal. Nominees:

Giano
Cla68
The Fat Man Who Never Came Back
George the Dragon
Alanyst
Dragon695
Peter Damian
Privatemusings
Rootology
SlimVirgin
Wikipedia Review

Please post your nominees for the various categories in this thread. I'll keep a running tally of the nominees, and in about a month, members of the Academy will be invited to cast their votes.

[everyking]

Oh and Bishonen for the 'cojones' bit. She.

She's an admin, so that would be Straight Shooter.

In the recent incident, Bishonen used the same abusive method so often used by the "cabal": she imposed a unilateral, obviously controversial block without any community deliberation beforehand. It was plain and simple bullying, representative of a destructive mode of problem-solving, and she should not get any credit for it.

[Friday]

In the recent incident, Bishonen used the same abusive method so often used by the "cabal": she imposed a unilateral, obviously controversial block without any community deliberation beforehand. It was plain and simple bullying, representative of a destructive mode of problem-solving, and she should not get any credit for it.

It was unconventional, sure, but was any real harm done? Also.. it worked, apparently.

[One]

all the honourable stuff he's done behind the scenes over the last year (that you guys don't know about (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/ohmy.gif) ). He's as straight as they get.

Somehow, "does stuff" + "no one knows about it" does not equal "straight", I reckon.

Yeah, I know (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/dry.gif) I can't really say much more than that, obviously, so it's only my word an' all ...

However, Thatcher policed Checkuser, and policed it well when he was on the inside. That shows up in his Quis custodiet ipsos custodes essay. What he didnt' say was that he personally called a few people out on their c/u shenanigans.

Yep. He's a reformer on the inside. He's careful, and a straight shooter to his core. I've felt this way for ages.

Incidentally, there's been a lot of credit thrown around for Mantanmoreland. I think that Thatcher deserves more than a little praise for the case. He did something subtle, but essential. He filled that CU request, even though WordBomb filed it. He filled carefully, relaying the details needed to start SirFozzie's investigation. He had only been a CU for three weeks at the time, and it would have been very easy to just issue "inconclusive" and move on. He also caught Bassettcat--I think there would still be a cloud hanging over the case if he didn't cleanly vindicate the conclusions by catching him again.

That said, Thatcher got himself in a muddle over Mantanmoreland before that - and wasn't particularly helpful previously by all accounts.

http://wikipediareview.com/index.php?showt...896&hl=Thatcher

No, Piperdown apparently saw Thatcher say SH when he meant MM, so jumped to several nefarious conclusions. In this same period, Piperdown also suggested that Cool Hand Luke was a pro-Mantanmoreland sock.

He's a nice guy and all, but I wouldn't rely on Piperdown to interpret anything subtle. Thatcher was a hero on the Mantanmoreland case, period. I think that I have at least a little credibility saying so.

[Jonathan]

I think there should definitely be a Lifetime Achievement of DICK DISTINCTION and it should be awarded automatically to PoetGuy. Because really, this went far beyond mere sockpuppetry and became THE major wiki story of the year. S/h/it affected many with its trolling this year and I think the PoetEntity definitely deserves the highest "honour" this year.

[EricBarbour]

The "Drama Queen" idea has merit, but then again, isn't every category just a variation on that theme?

Problem is, there's too damn many possible nominees for that.

In the recent incident, Bishonen used the same abusive method so often used by the "cabal": she imposed a unilateral, obviously controversial block without any community deliberation beforehand. It was plain and simple bullying, representative of a destructive mode of problem-solving, and she should not get any credit for it.

And yet.....her pointless block of FT2 got things rolling.....
I'd like to send her a big box of chocolates and a bouquet, simply for doing that.

[Herschelkrustofsky]

(IMG:http://wikipediareview.com/img/klieglight.gif)


The nominees thus far are as follows. Is there some way that they can be tested for performance-enhancing drugs before we begin the competition?

WP:DICK of Distinction

David Gerard
FT2
Gamaliel
Jayjg
Jimbo Wales
JzG
Raul654
Will Beback

Miss Incongeniality

JzG
KillerChihuahua
Scarian


The Tag-Team Event

Will Beback and John Nevard
Odd nature, Salmon of Doubt, KillerChihuahua, Jim62sch, and FeloniousMonk

The Straight Shooter

This event is open to admins only, and the award goes to the admin who most honestly and diligently attempts to exercise his or her authority in accordance with WP:NOT. Since we now have a bumper crop of admins who have joined the Review, I would like to invite them to self-nominate and engage in shameless electioneering -- knowing that they will be held to whatever promises they may make. Nominees:

Bishonen
Cool Hand Luke
DocGlasgow
Jehochman
Newyorkbrad
SarcasticIdealist
SirFozzie
Thatcher131


Cojones de latón

This award goes to non-admins who boldly confront the cabal. Nominees:

Alanyst
Cla68
Dragon695
George the Dragon
Giano
Wikipedia Review
Peter Damian
Privatemusings
Rootology
SlimVirgin
The Fat Man Who Never Came Back


Please post your nominees for the various categories in this thread. I'll keep a running tally of the nominees, and in about a month, members of the Academy will be invited to cast their votes.

[cyofee]

SlimVirgin is still an admin, though she's temporarily restricted from using the tools.

[The Wales Hunter]

Under what definition?

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=...=sysop&limit=20

* Slakr ‎(administrator)
* Slambo ‎(administrator)
* Slowking Man ‎(administrator)
* Slp1 ‎(administrator)
* Slrubenstein ‎(administrator)
* Slumgum ‎(administrator)
* Smalljim ‎(administrator)
* Smashville ‎(administrator)
* Smith03 ‎(administrator)
* SmthManly ‎(administrator)
* Smurrayinchester ‎(administrator)
* Sn0wflake ‎(administrator)
* Snowolf ‎(administrator)
* Snoyes ‎(administrator)
* SoLando ‎(administrator)
* SoWhy ‎(administrator)
* Solipsist ‎(administrator)
* Someone else ‎(administrator)
* SorryGuy ‎(administrator)
* Sortior ‎(administrator)

[Doc glasgow]

SlimVirgin is still an admin, though she's temporarily restricted from using the tools.

It all gets into wikilawyerish technicalities. She's only been "temporarily desysopped" so automatically gets the tools back in a few months. She don't have them now though. So is she a sysop? Someone did revoke her cabal pass to #admins, so that maybe settles it. (Although I think it may have been restored when some of us protested against this as petty.)

Actually, I don't know whether I count as an admin either. I don't have tools on any account I can access. User:Doc glasgow is still +sysop I believe, but I don't have the password and haven't had access to it since April.

I suppose I could ask for the tools to be transfered to my account - so by that reckoning I'm still an admin. But then anyone who voluntarily desysops can also get the tools back, so are they still admins too? Would they have to delete the mainpage and get officially fired to not be admins?


And does it matter?

This post has been edited by Doc glasgow:

[Herschelkrustofsky]

Here we must take our cue from Tinseltown. The personalities being discussed are all versatile performers. In past years SlimVirgin has been nominated in many categories, and has been honored by the academy in the WP:DICK, Miss Incongeniality and Tag Team events. It is a tribute to her growth as a performer that she received a nomination this year in the Cojones category.

It is less clear to me whether DocGlasgow was nominated for a performance in an admin or a plebian role, or whether he was nominated at all -- I'm waiting for clarification from Kato on that. Kato singled him out in discussion for recognition as a campaigner against defamation, but I may have jumped the gun by entering him as a "Straight Shooter" nominee. (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/rolleyes.gif)

[Milton Roe]

Here we must take our cue from Tinseltown. The personalities being discussed are all versatile performers. In past years SlimVirgin has been nominated in many categories, and has been honored by the academy in the WP:DICK, Miss Incongeniality and Tag Team events. It is a tribute to her growth as a performer that she received a nomination this year in the Cojones category.

It is less clear to me whether DocGlasgow was nominated for a performance in an admin or a plebian role, or whether he was nominated at all -- I'm waiting for clarification from Kato on that. Kato singled him out in discussion for recognition as a campaigner against defamation, but I may have jumped the gun by entering him as a "Straight Shooter" nominee. (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/rolleyes.gif)

I want a Teaspoon-Dose Kool Aid Drinker category, for people who think WP is more or less ducky-peachy, except for one or two small problems which they've just realized need fixing. I was doing to put Doc glasgow there, and perhaps his much-admired SlimVirgin, too. And Lar. Anybody who goes around saying "Why are you gettin excited about this cough syrup (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/ohmy.gif) -- we never told you to chug the whole bottle, now did we?" (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/sick.gif) Except they've all done that, and been part of an organization which lives on people doing that. (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/ermm.gif)

[everyking]

SlimVirgin is still an admin, though she's temporarily restricted from using the tools.

It all gets into wikilawyerish technicalities. She's only been "temporarily desysopped" so automatically gets the tools back in a few months. She don't have them now though. So is she a sysop? Someone did revoke her cabal pass to #admins, so that maybe settles it. (Although I think it may have been restored when some of us protested against this as petty.)

Actually, I don't know whether I count as an admin either. I don't have tools on any account I can access. User:Doc glasgow is still +sysop I believe, but I don't have the password and haven't had access to it since April.

I suppose I could ask for the tools to be transfered to my account - so by that reckoning I'm still an admin. But then anyone who voluntarily desysops can also get the tools back, so are they still admins too? Would they have to delete the mainpage and get officially fired to not be admins?


And does it matter?

I don't see how this can be argued. A sleeping person is not awake, although they could wake and will wake.

[Cedric]

I want a Teaspoon-Dose Kool Aid Drinker category, for people who think WP is more or less ducky-peachy, except for one or two small problems which they've just realized need fixing. I was doing to put Doc glasgow there, and perhaps his much-admired SlimVirgin, too. And Lar. Anybody who goes around saying "Why are you gettin excited about this cough syrup (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/ohmy.gif) -- we never told you to chug the whole bottle, now did we?" (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/sick.gif) Except they've all done that, and been part of an organization which lives on people doing that. (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/ermm.gif)

Hell yeah! I second that emotion.

I don't see how this can be argued. A sleeping person is not awake, although they could wake and will wake.

Like our Dread Lord Cthulhu? (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/cthulhu.gif)

[Moulton]

It's tricky to distinguish the SleepWalkers from the Zombies.

The SleepWalkers are the ones who simply haven't woken up. They are obliviously unaware of the shreklisch drama that they have stumbled into, having not yet experienced the horrors first-hand.

The Zombies are the ones who have seen the horrors, been knocked asunder by them, and who then wander mute through the barren and toxic landscape, in denial of the evidence of their senses. Some of them become enablers, keeping the horror alive by surreptitiously feeding the beast to keep it from turning on them.

A very few of us dive headfirst into the belly of the beast, therein to give it schpilkes by setting up shop in its intestines. Our aperiodic reports and irregular digests feature chymes and rhymes of truly disgusting effluvia.

[Bottled_Spider]

I want a Teaspoon-Dose Kool Aid Drinker category, for people who think WP is more or less ducky-peachy, except for one or two small problems which they've just realized need fixing. I was doing to put Doc glasgow there, and perhaps his much-admired SlimVirgin, too. And Lar.

Good idea. Damned good idea - but you're holding back. People as "strange" and ever-so-slightly creepy as Doc Glasgow, SlimVirgin and Lars cannot be thought of as Teaspoon-Dose types where the Kool Aid is concerned. No. For them, I suggest the creation of the Drinking, bobble, happy, dippy, dipping, tippy, tipping, sippy, sipping, sippy-dip, dip-dip, dinking, dinky-dinky, dunking Bird award. Ducky-peachy indeed.

[Doc glasgow]

I don't think I've suggested that wikipedia was "OK except for one or two problems". The BLP problem is grave and fundamental and wikipedia is far from solving it.

It certainly could be solved. But it would take drastic action. It would need not just semiprotection, opt-out, or flagged revisions but the elimination of a huge percentage of low-notability and thus unmaintainable bios. That could happen, but almost certainly will not.

Outside the BLP problem, Wikipedia can be fun, and can be informative. But it will never be reliable or bias-free.

Whilst I'm not in the "wikipedia must die" camp, I've always said that I do not think seeking the destruction of wikipedia is irrational or unethical. I respect anyone who say that if/since the BLP problem cannot be fixed, it would be better if the whole thing went away. I've wondered about that myself sometimes.

However, I've very little sympathy for users who feel themselves wronged as editors. Wikipedia isn't a right, by all means argue your case, but failing that put down the grinding axe and get a new hobby.

[Moulton]

It's not a new hobby for me to diagnose dysfunctional systems. I've done that professionally all my life. What's fascinating about Wikipedia is not that it's inherently dysfunctional. What's fascinating about Wikipedia is how reluctant it is to correct the systemic dysfunctionality inherent in the system.

Peter Senge has made a career out of developing best practices for learning organizations. Wikipedia is a poster child for an organization that manifests a profound learning disability.

Watching Wikipedia thrash itself to death is like watching a juggernaut plunge off the edge of the cliff, utterly unable to arrest its self-destructive motion.

[dtobias]

I don't see how this can be argued. A sleeping person is not awake, although they could wake and will wake.

The motto of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is "Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus"
("Never Tickle a Sleeping Dragon").

I want a Teaspoon-Dose Kool Aid Drinker category, for people who think WP is more or less ducky-peachy, except for one or two small problems which they've just realized need fixing. I was doing to put Doc glasgow there, and perhaps his much-admired SlimVirgin, too. And Lar. Anybody who goes around saying "Why are you gettin excited about this cough syrup (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/ohmy.gif) -- we never told you to chug the whole bottle, now did we?" (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/sick.gif) Except they've all done that, and been part of an organization which lives on people doing that. (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/ermm.gif)

Can I nominate myself for that one? (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/laugh.gif)

[Herschelkrustofsky]

Please, dear colleagues, lighten up. Please respect the season. Do the Oscars®, Emmys®, Golden Globes®, Grammys® and other kindred ceremonies pause to consider the real-world social impact of the subjects they celebrate? How dismal would those proceeding be, were they to do so! During these precious 2-4 months out of every year, we leave behind real-world politics, real-world crises, and real-world responsibility, and honor those who open for us the portal to a whole other world of tawdry scandal, licentious behavior, and rampant narcissism, where everyone can leave their troubles behind and wallow in the drama. And until TMZ discovers Wikipedia, the excitement and pageantry of recognizing the stars in WP's firmament is ours alone.

(IMG:http://wikipediareview.com/img/klieglight.gif)


The nominees thus far are as follows.

WP:DICK of Distinction

David Gerard
FT2
Gamaliel
Jayjg
Jimbo Wales
JzG
Raul654
Will Beback

Miss Incongeniality

JzG
KillerChihuahua
Scarian


The Tag-Team Event

Will Beback and John Nevard
Odd nature, Salmon of Doubt, KillerChihuahua, Jim62sch, and FeloniousMonk

The Straight Shooter

This event is open to admins only, and the award goes to the admin who most honestly and diligently attempts to exercise his or her authority in accordance with WP:NOT. Since we now have a bumper crop of admins who have joined the Review, I would like to invite them to self-nominate and engage in shameless electioneering -- knowing that they will be held to whatever promises they may make. Nominees:

Bishonen
Cool Hand Luke
DocGlasgow
Jehochman
Newyorkbrad
SarcasticIdealist
SirFozzie
Thatcher131


Cojones de latón

This award goes to non-admins who boldly confront the cabal. Nominees:

Alanyst
Cla68
Dragon695
George the Dragon
Giano
Wikipedia Review
Peter Damian
Privatemusings
Rootology
SlimVirgin
The Fat Man Who Never Came Back


Please post your nominees for the various categories in this thread. I'll keep a running tally of the nominees, and in about a month, members of the Academy will be invited to cast their votes.

[Lar]

Here we must take our cue from Tinseltown. The personalities being discussed are all versatile performers. In past years SlimVirgin has been nominated in many categories, and has been honored by the academy in the WP:DICK, Miss Incongeniality and Tag Team events. It is a tribute to her growth as a performer that she received a nomination this year in the Cojones category.

It is less clear to me whether DocGlasgow was nominated for a performance in an admin or a plebian role, or whether he was nominated at all -- I'm waiting for clarification from Kato on that. Kato singled him out in discussion for recognition as a campaigner against defamation, but I may have jumped the gun by entering him as a "Straight Shooter" nominee. (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/rolleyes.gif)

I want a Teaspoon-Dose Kool Aid Drinker category, for people who think WP is more or less ducky-peachy, except for one or two small problems which they've just realized need fixing. I was doing to put Doc glasgow there, and perhaps his much-admired SlimVirgin, too. And Lar. Anybody who goes around saying "Why are you gettin excited about this cough syrup (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/ohmy.gif) -- we never told you to chug the whole bottle, now did we?" (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/sick.gif) Except they've all done that, and been part of an organization which lives on people doing that. (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/ermm.gif)

I'm confused by your claim. BLPs are a BIG problem, not a small one. I've done whatever I could to push forward whatever solutions I thought might work... do you need a list of all the things I've said and done in that regard? Make fun of me if you want, that's fine, but do get your facts straight.

[victim of censorship]

It's not a new hobby for me to diagnose dysfunctional systems. I've done that professionally all my life. What's fascinating about Wikipedia is not that it's inherently dysfunctional. What's fascinating about Wikipedia is how reluctant it is to correct the systemic dysfunctionality inherent in the system.

Peter Senge has made a career out of developing best practices for learning organizations. Wikipedia is a poster child for an organization that manifests a profound learning disability.

Watching Wikipedia thrash itself to death is like watching a juggernaut plunge off the edge of the cliff, utterly unable to arrest its self-destructive motion.

AMEN!!!! let Wikipedia DIE!!! it was a failed idea based on GREED and ARROGANCE of JIMMY WALES.

[SirFozzie]

It's not a new hobby for me to diagnose dysfunctional systems. I've done that professionally all my life. What's fascinating about Wikipedia is not that it's inherently dysfunctional. What's fascinating about Wikipedia is how reluctant it is to correct the systemic dysfunctionality inherent in the system.

Peter Senge has made a career out of developing best practices for learning organizations. Wikipedia is a poster child for an organization that manifests a profound learning disability.

Watching Wikipedia thrash itself to death is like watching a juggernaut plunge off the edge of the cliff, utterly unable to arrest its self-destructive motion.

AMEN!!!! let Wikipedia DIE!!! it was a failed idea based on GREED and ARROGANCE of JIMMY WALES.

A little premature there, with the failure there, Dr Strangemind... (no, Not Moulton)

[EricBarbour]

I want a Teaspoon-Dose Kool Aid Drinker category, for people who think WP is more or less ducky-peachy, except for one or two small problems which they've just realized need fixing. I was doing to put Doc glasgow there, and perhaps his much-admired SlimVirgin, too. And Lar. Anybody who goes around saying "Why are you gettin excited about this cough syrup (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/ohmy.gif) -- we never told you to chug the whole bottle, now did we?" (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/sick.gif)

Heh. Bring on the rat poison.

[Kato]

It is less clear to me whether DocGlasgow was nominated for a performance in an admin or a plebian role, or whether he was nominated at all -- I'm waiting for clarification from Kato on that. Kato singled him out in discussion for recognition as a campaigner against defamation, but I may have jumped the gun by entering him as a "Straight Shooter" nominee. (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/rolleyes.gif)

You can leave DocG in as far as I'm concerned. But I was using your awards to comment generally about the year rather than to nominate in most cases. I liked the idea of the "anti-defamation user of the year" award.

A special mention for Lar, who posed those interesting questions to the Candidates for the Arb elections. I still plan to summarize those at some point soon. They were important because they focussed candidates minds on a handful of key issues that need to be considered by all long term users. The idea of mine to carry a running thread here was to ensure that the candidates (a) had to answer them in particular amidst the scores of questions that were being thrown at them (b) pressure them to give serious considered opinions rather than just toss off some brief reply. I can see Lar itching to get on the "Straight-Shooter" list so be my guest and add him for that Questions to Candidates gesture.

[Herschelkrustofsky]

A special mention for Lar, who posed those interesting questions to the Candidates for the Arb elections. I still plan to summarize those at some point soon. They were important because they focussed candidates minds on a handful of key issues that need to be considered by all long term users. The idea of mine to carry a running thread here was to ensure that the candidates (a) had to answer them in particular amidst the scores of questions that were being thrown at them (b) pressure them to give serious considered opinions rather than just toss off some brief reply. I can see Lar itching to get on the "Straight-Shooter" list so be my guest and add him for that Questions to Candidates gesture.

Okey-dokey.

BTW, it is indicative of the kind of transformation that the Review has undergone over the past year, that the most hotly contested categories are now the "good guy" categories, instead of the traditional WP:DICK competition. (Or, on the other hand, it may be that this year's WP:DICK nominees are so outstanding that the field remains small, because no one can compete with such stellar talent.)
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The nominees thus far are as follows.

WP:DICK of Distinction

David Gerard
FT2
Gamaliel
Jayjg
Jimbo Wales
JzG
Raul654
Will Beback

Miss Incongeniality

JzG
KillerChihuahua
Scarian


The Tag-Team Event

Will Beback and John Nevard
Odd nature, Salmon of Doubt, KillerChihuahua, Jim62sch, and FeloniousMonk

The Straight Shooter

This event is open to admins only, and the award goes to the admin who most honestly and diligently attempts to exercise his or her authority in accordance with WP:NOT. Since we now have a bumper crop of admins who have joined the Review, I would like to invite them to self-nominate and engage in shameless electioneering -- knowing that they will be held to whatever promises they may make. Nominees:

Bishonen
Cool Hand Luke
DocGlasgow
Jehochman
Lar
Newyorkbrad
SarcasticIdealist
SirFozzie
Thatcher131


Cojones de latón

This award goes to non-admins who boldly confront the cabal. Nominees:

Alanyst
Cla68
Dragon695
George the Dragon
Giano
Wikipedia Review
Peter Damian
Privatemusings
Rootology
SlimVirgin
The Fat Man Who Never Came Back


Please post your nominees for the various categories in this thread. I'll keep a running tally of the nominees, and in about a month, members of the Academy will be invited to cast their votes.

[Milton Roe]

I want a Teaspoon-Dose Kool Aid Drinker category, for people who think WP is more or less ducky-peachy, except for one or two small problems which they've just realized need fixing. I was doing to put Doc glasgow there, and perhaps his much-admired SlimVirgin, too. And Lar. Anybody who goes around saying "Why are you gettin excited about this cough syrup (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/ohmy.gif) -- we never told you to chug the whole bottle, now did we?" (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/sick.gif) Except they've all done that, and been part of an organization which lives on people doing that. (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/ermm.gif)

I'm confused by your claim. BLPs are a BIG problem, not a small one. I've done whatever I could to push forward whatever solutions I thought might work... do you need a list of all the things I've said and done in that regard? Make fun of me if you want, that's fine, but do get your facts straight.

I guess I do need a cite. Because all I've seen from you regarding BLP so far is wishy-washy constipated dithering. When you should have been forcefully reminding everybody that there really are no solutions (absent existence of a world-bestriding force of volunteer labor that we'll never in reality see) besides deleting all BLPs altogether, or (at worst) going to a dead-tree general encyclopedia standard for them, so there are only a few of them.

Go ahead and prove me wrong and make my day.

[Cla68]

I'm not sure which category is more appropriate, Dick of Distinction or Miss Incongeniality, but I wanted to nominate Elonka. If one remembers right, she stated that she was open to recall, but when a number of editors in good standing initiated a recall, she refused to go through with it.

[gomi]

I realize I'm coming to this late, having been away for a bit, but I have two suggestions:

1) the Bouquet of Fronds -- (from "with fronds like these, who needs anemones?"), awarded to the most interesting, sincere, or overall satisfying defection from Wikipedia during the year. SlimVirgin would seem to carry this away, but I can see there might be an argument;

2) the Best Performance by a Sockpuppet -- PoetGuy is probably a shoe-in for this one, but there could be other contenders. Did Mantanmoreland meet his demise in 2008?

Just an idea.

[UseOnceAndDestroy]

1) the Bouquet of Fronds -- (from "with fronds like these, who needs anemones?"), awarded to the most interesting, sincere, or overall satisfying defection from Wikipedia during the year. SlimVirgin would seem to carry this away, but I can see there might be an argument;

Is the_undertow still "defected"?

http://wikipediareview.com/index.php?showtopic=18249&hl=

[The Adversary]

I second Cla´s nomination of Elonka in the WP:DICK category (how could we miss her?) And yes; I also agree with Hersh that the nominations in this category are fewer/and are just not up (down?) to the "standard" they used to be (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/tongue.gif)

I´m also thinking of a "Poetlister (More Dramah!) Memorial Award": besides "the original", our all dear miss Kristen Eriksen is a clear nomination (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/wink.gif) (or: "On WP, nobody knows you´re a dog" Think: Essjay)

[Herschelkrustofsky]

I'm not sure which category is more appropriate, Dick of Distinction or Miss Incongeniality, but I wanted to nominate Elonka.

I'll put her in both cats, just to be on the safe side.


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The nominees thus far are as follows.

WP:DICK of Distinction

David Gerard
Elonka
FT2
Gamaliel
Jayjg
Jimbo Wales
JzG
Raul654
Will Beback

Miss Incongeniality

Elonka
JzG
KillerChihuahua
Scarian


The Tag-Team Event

Will Beback and John Nevard
Odd nature, Salmon of Doubt, KillerChihuahua, Jim62sch, and FeloniousMonk

The Straight Shooter

This event is open to admins only, and the award goes to the admin who most honestly and diligently attempts to exercise his or her authority in accordance with WP:NOT. Since we now have a bumper crop of admins who have joined the Review, I would like to invite them to self-nominate and engage in shameless electioneering -- knowing that they will be held to whatever promises they may make. Nominees:

Bishonen
Cool Hand Luke
DocGlasgow
Jehochman
Newyorkbrad
SarcasticIdealist
SirFozzie
Thatcher131


Cojones de latón

This award goes to non-admins who boldly confront the cabal. Nominees:

Alanyst
Cla68
Dragon695
George the Dragon
Giano
Wikipedia Review
Peter Damian
Privatemusings
Rootology
SlimVirgin
The Fat Man Who Never Came Back


Please post your nominees for the various categories in this thread. I'll keep a running tally of the nominees, and in about a month, members of the Academy will be invited to cast their votes.

[Herschelkrustofsky]

the Best Performance by a Sockpuppet -- PoetGuy is probably a shoe-in for this one, but there could be other contenders. Did Mantanmoreland meet his demise in 2008?

This idea has merit, but I see technical problems. In terms of fiendish cleverness, the only match for the puppetmeisters is the admins who frame their POV adversaries as puppetmeisters. Outside of an outright confession, as was the case with PoetGuy (also JoshuaZ, as I recall. Did Gary Weiss or any of his tentacles ever confess?) there is no reliable proof of puppetry -- certainly not checkuser, which has been abused by Jayjg so many times it ain't funny.

I´m also thinking of a "Poetlister (More Dramah!) Memorial Award

There is certainly good buzz for PoetGuy this year among the members of the academy. I'm thinking "Lifetime achievement award."

[Anonymous editor]

I'm not sure which category is more appropriate, Dick of Distinction or Miss Incongeniality, but I wanted to nominate Elonka. If one remembers right, she stated that she was open to recall, but when a number of editors in good standing initiated a recall, she refused to go through with it.

I would nominate Husond, then.

Personally attacked an RfA candidate and refused to give any evidence for days. When he was questioned about recall, he immediately removed himself from the category. He's only open to recall until someone actually wants to see if they can recall him.

Arguably, he was right about the candidate, but he's more than worthy for a nomination for Dick of Distinction for his irresponsible and immature behavior.

I also second or third Killer Chihuahua.

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[Obesity]

Ryan Postlethwaite's awkward and ridiculous attempts to incite old-school "BADSITES" hysteria during the 2008 ArbCom election deserve special mention.

[One]

the Best Performance by a Sockpuppet -- PoetGuy is probably a shoe-in for this one, but there could be other contenders. Did Mantanmoreland meet his demise in 2008?

This idea has merit, but I see technical problems. In terms of fiendish cleverness, the only match for the puppetmeisters is the admins who frame their POV adversaries as puppetmeisters. Outside of an outright confession, as was the case with PoetGuy (also JoshuaZ, as I recall. Did Gary Weiss or any of his tentacles ever confess?) there is no reliable proof of puppetry -- certainly not checkuser...

Bassettcat. Mantanmoreland is a sockpuppeteer, even by CU, and I'm reasonably confident that he's since added more socks to the family.

[Anonymous editor]

I second Ryan Postlethwaite.

[Herschelkrustofsky]

I've added Husond, Killer Chihuahua, and Ryan Postlethwaite to the WP:DICK category. Am I safe in assuming that all three are admins?


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The nominees thus far are as follows.

WP:DICK of Distinction

Bedford
David Gerard
Elonka
FT2
Gamaliel
Husond
Jayjg
Jimbo Wales
JzG
Killer Chihuahua
Raul654
Ryan Postlethwaite
Will Beback

Miss Incongeniality

Elonka
JzG
KillerChihuahua
Scarian


The Tag-Team Event

Will Beback and John Nevard
Odd nature, Salmon of Doubt, KillerChihuahua, Jim62sch, and FeloniousMonk

The Straight Shooter

This event is open to admins only, and the award goes to the admin who most honestly and diligently attempts to exercise his or her authority in accordance with WP:NOT. Since we now have a bumper crop of admins who have joined the Review, I would like to invite them to self-nominate and engage in shameless electioneering -- knowing that they will be held to whatever promises they may make. Nominees:

Bishonen
Cool Hand Luke
DocGlasgow
Jehochman
Lar
Newyorkbrad
SarcasticIdealist
SirFozzie
Thatcher131


Cojones de latón

This award goes to non-admins who boldly confront the cabal. Nominees:

Alanyst
Cla68
Dragon695
George the Dragon
Giano
Wikipedia Review
Peter Damian
Privatemusings
Rootology
SlimVirgin
The Fat Man Who Never Came Back


Please post your nominees for the various categories in this thread. I'll keep a running tally of the nominees, and in about a month, members of the Academy will be invited to cast their votes.

[Giggy]

I've added Husond, Killer Chihuahua, and Ryan Postlethwaite to the WP:DICK category. Am I safe in assuming that all three are admins?

Yes, but (hence the nomination, perhaps) not all of them should be.

[Herschelkrustofsky]

The Tag-Team Event
Almost anything involving FT2.....

Can you suggest one of FT2's most ultra-dynamic partners to round out a team nomination? This category seems curiously moribund this time around, after last year's white-hot competition.

Troll checkuser/admin tag teams are in another class, I think--I would like to vote for them as a "tag team."

Likewise.

[EricBarbour]

See how many potential nominees there are?
WP's "administration" is an ugly, ugly, mess.

[Doc glasgow]

I sometimes wonder that WR should maintain a "hall of fame" and a "hall of shame" on BLP.

List the ten editors who in any cycle have done the most for BLP reform, but more importantly list then ten most morally irresponsible. (We could give them the "badlydrawnoscar")

[Anonymous editor]

I just realized I forgot to nominate Bedford. Complete tool.

If memory serves, he wheel-warred and insulted a few female admins back in summer 2008 or so and got desysopped. He also maintained a myspace blog where he threatened people.

He's not currently an admin, but he was a jackass as an admin in 2008.

Wizardman ended up publicly apologizing to everyone on a noticeboard I think, because Wizardman nominated that waste for adminship.

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[Herschelkrustofsky]

I just realized I forgot to nominate Bedford. Complete tool.

...He's not currently an admin, but he was a jackass as an admin in 2008.

I think he qualifies. As long as he was an admin at the time of the performance for which he is being nominated.

[LaraLove]

I just realized I forgot to nominate Bedford. Complete tool.

If memory serves, he wheel-warred and insulted a few female admins back in summer 2008 or so and got desysopped. He also maintained a myspace blog where he threatened people.

He's not currently an admin, but he was a jackass as an admin in 2008.

Wizardman ended up publicly apologizing to everyone on a noticeboard I think, because Wizardman nominated that waste for adminship.

He worked in DYK a lot and had added a hook for a WWE wrestling match that offended some women.

Did you know... that after Melina successfully stripped Torrie Wilson (pictured) in a bra & panties match at The Great American Bash (2005), referee Candice Michelle stripped Melina and herself as well?

Krimpet, SlimVirgin and, I think, a couple other female editors removed and/or supporting the removal of it, and Bedford fought to keep it. Sceptre got wind of it and took it to the community. Someone linked to Bedford's MySpace blog where he'd posted this hateful rant, calling the offended editors "feminazis" and "extremists", IIRC. Jimbo saw, Jimbo handled... because we all know that Jimbo has the utmost respect for women and would never use Wikipedia as a platform to offend or otherwise disrespect a female himself. (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/dry.gif)

[Herschelkrustofsky]

Jimbo saw, Jimbo handled...

(IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/rolleyes.gif)

[JoseClutch]

See how many potential nominees there are?
WP's "administration" is an ugly, ugly, mess.

If it took two sigma incompetence to be nominated, there should be ~30 candidates. This simply is not revealing.

[Anonymous editor]

Ever since that happened, Bedford has been trolling all the noticeboards to get revenge on anyone who might've been involved, especially Sceptre.

Oh yeah, and he keeps telling everyone how awesome Kurt Weber is. Why? Because Kurt jumped in to the Bedford mess and informed the community that Jimbo had no authority to desysop Bedford. So now "King" Bedford worships Kurt.

Enough to make one sick.

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[LaraLove]

Jimbo saw, Jimbo handled...

(IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/rolleyes.gif)

What? Am I wrong?

[Herschelkrustofsky]

Jimbo saw, Jimbo handled...

(IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/rolleyes.gif)

What? Am I wrong?

No, not at all. I was responding to this post:

Krimpet, SlimVirgin and, I think, a couple other female editors removed and/or supporting the removal of it, and Bedford fought to keep it. Sceptre got wind of it and took it to the community. Someone linked to Bedford's MySpace blog where he'd posted this hateful rant, calling the offended editors "feminazis" and "extremists", IIRC. Jimbo saw, Jimbo handled... because we all know that Jimbo has the utmost respect for women and would never use Wikipedia as a platform to offend or otherwise disrespect a female himself. (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/dry.gif)

...and it struck me that "Jimbo saw, Jimbo handled" might apply not only to the specific instance you describe, but to Jimbo's approach to women in general. (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/wink.gif)



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The nominees thus far are as follows.

WP:DICK of Distinction

Bedford
David Gerard
Elonka
FT2
Gamaliel
Husond
Jayjg
Jimbo Wales
JzG (cue theme music)
Killer Chihuahua
Raul654
Ryan Postlethwaite
Will Beback

Miss Incongeniality

Elonka
JzG
KillerChihuahua
Scarian


The Tag-Team Event

Will Beback and John Nevard
Odd nature, Salmon of Doubt, KillerChihuahua, Jim62sch, and FeloniousMonk

The Straight Shooter

This event is open to admins only, and the award goes to the admin who most honestly and diligently attempts to exercise his or her authority in accordance with WP:NOT. Since we now have a bumper crop of admins who have joined the Review, I would like to invite them to self-nominate and engage in shameless electioneering -- knowing that they will be held to whatever promises they may make. Nominees:

Bishonen
Cool Hand Luke
DocGlasgow
Jehochman
Lar
Newyorkbrad
SarcasticIdealist
SirFozzie
Thatcher131


Cojones de latón

This award goes to non-admins who boldly confront the cabal. Nominees:

Alanyst
Cla68
Dragon695
George the Dragon
Giano
Wikipedia Review
Peter Damian
Privatemusings
Rootology
SlimVirgin
The Fat Man Who Never Came Back


Please post your nominees for the various categories in this thread. I'll keep a running tally of the nominees, and in about a month, members of the Academy will be invited to cast their votes.

[Bottled_Spider]

Cojones de latón

This award goes to non-admins who boldly confront the cabal. Nominees:

Alanyst
Cla68
Dragon695
George the Dragon
Giano
Wikipedia Review
Peter Damian
Privatemusings
Rootology
SlimVirgin
The Fat Man Who Never Came Back

Just a question - I know that these are only shortlists, but is it possible to remove a name, particularly if a lot of people agree? Say someone who was once cool, but is now a bit of an arse? I don't really want to embarass anyone by mentioning their name, but it's Giano.

[Milton Roe]

I sometimes wonder that WR should maintain a "hall of fame" and a "hall of shame" on BLP.

List the ten editors who in any cycle have done the most for BLP reform, but more importantly list then ten most morally irresponsible. (We could give them the "badlydrawnoscar")

BLP Hall of Shame #1

WAS 4.250

[Herschelkrustofsky]

Just a question - I know that these are only shortlists, but is it possible to remove a name, particularly if a lot of people agree?

Bear in mind that these are nominations. If the individual who made the nomination asks for it to be withdrawn, that can be done. But the best course of action for third parties is to post a campaign dis-endorsement in this thread, vigorously denouncing the candidate and advising the members of the academy against a vote for that person.

[Kato]

Just a question - I know that these are only shortlists, but is it possible to remove a name, particularly if a lot of people agree? Say someone who was once cool, but is now a bit of an arse? I don't really want to embarass anyone by mentioning their name, but it's Giano.

Giano was never "cool". We had all this last year:

I'm baffled by the nominations and the results of the straight shooter poll. There is only one genuine straight shooter there and that is Cla68. No disrespect to Giano, but some bloke who throws drama-wobblies every few months to contribute to his personal feuds with others is not a straight-shooter.

[LaraLove]

What? Am I wrong?

No, not at all. <snip> ...and it struck me that "Jimbo saw, Jimbo handled" might apply not only to the specific instance you describe, but to Jimbo's approach to women in general. (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/wink.gif)

(IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/laugh.gif) Perhaps.

[Bottled_Spider]

If the individual who made the nomination asks for it to be withdrawn, that can be done. But the best course of action for third parties is to post a campaign dis-endorsement in this thread, vigorously denouncing the candidate and advising the members of the academy against a vote for that person.

I was one of those who nominated him, and I ask for it to be withdrawn. Probably no-one else will. But then I'll simply not vote for the bugger when the time comes.

Giano was never "cool". We had all this last year:

No disrespect to Giano, but some bloke who throws drama-wobblies every few months to contribute to his personal feuds with others is not a straight-shooter.

Perhaps "cool" was the wrong word to use. To be honest, I found his (past) drama-wobblies to be highly entertaining, in a laughing-at-him-rather-than-with-him kinda way, and sometimes he did actually hit the spot. He used to be a warped kind of John Lennon (the Rolling Stoners guy, or whatever); now he's Elton John, Queen of the Hissy Fits. Still; I won't hear a word said against him.

[Herschelkrustofsky]

If the individual who made the nomination asks for it to be withdrawn, that can be done. But the best course of action for third parties is to post a campaign dis-endorsement in this thread, vigorously denouncing the candidate and advising the members of the academy against a vote for that person.

I was one of those who nominated him, and I ask for it to be withdrawn. Probably no-one else will. But then I'll simply not vote for the bugger when the time comes.

Under the circumstances, I think it best to leave him on the list and let the chips fall where they may. After all, he did win last year's competition.

[Kato]

After all, he did win last year's competition.

That was the beginning of bad things at this site, if I recall. A sign that the Review was becoming just another silly arm of Wikipedia. Giano? Straight-shooter? Give me a break.

We could badly do with some loud Awbreyphonics to blow out some of that awful creeping Wiki-wooliness.

[EricBarbour]

We could badly do with some loud Awbreyphonics to blow out some of that awful creeping Wiki-wooliness.

Looks like Jon has had enough of the soap-opera. I can't blame him, esp.
after seeing Giano support FT2 and attack Damian.

[Alison]

After all, he did win last year's competition.

That was the beginning of bad things at this site, if I recall. A sign that the Review was becoming just another silly arm of Wikipedia. Giano? Straight-shooter? Give me a break.

We could badly do with some loud Awbreyphonics to blow out some of that awful creeping Wiki-wooliness.

Can we have Kohser back now? Pleeez?? I promise to be a good Wikipediot (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/happy.gif)

[LaraLove]

Can we have Kohser back now? Pleeez?? I promise to be a good Wikipediot (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/happy.gif)

I second that emotion.

[Lar]

Can we have Kohser back now? Pleeez?? I promise to be a good Wikipediot (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/happy.gif)

I second that emotion.

Yes please. Hate his sockpuppeting, but I'll even stop saying mean things about Comcast...

Unless they're true. (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/smile.gif)

[A Horse With No Name]

WP:DICK of Distinction

For the blatant misuse of the tools:

Duk and Xaosflux – for indulging the increasingly unstable Travb/Inclusionist/Ikip by acquiescing to his repeated requests of indefinite blocks and subsequent unblocking.

DragonflySixtyseven – for sinking CWii’s RfA by playing the “don’t block my account game” over IRC.

Peter Symonds – for allowing Steve Crossin to play games with his tools. Peter got desysopped but was allowed to stay on Wiki – he was reinstated as an admin four months later. Poor Steve got a six-month block and remains locked up until March.

Deskana – for intentionally fucking up Enigmaman’s RfA.


Miss Incongeniality


Tanthalas39 – a foul-mouthed jerk who is best known for blowing his top over the most trivial of actions. His fights with Baseball Bugs need to be seen to be believed.

Either Way (formerly Metros) - as rude and stupid as they come.

The Tag-Team Event

The Polish cabal - check out the Arbcom ruling regarding the Piotrus arbitration to learn who's who and what's what.

The Straight Shooter

Dlohcierekim - hands down, the best admin on the site.


Cojones de latón

RHMED - for being honest about the hypocrisy and stupidity surrounding the admin actions.

(Edited to correct typos on Duk and DragonflySixtyseven)

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[Anonymous editor]

I second the Deskana nomination for DICK of Distinction. I also second the Metros/whatever stupid name he has now nomination for Miss Incongeniality.

For the PeterSymonds thing, I don't have a problem with how it was handled. It was more Steve's fault than anything, and Peter was desysopped. That he became admin again was because the community obviously trusts him not to make the same mistake again.

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[A Horse With No Name]

I second the Deskana nomination for DICK of Distinction. I also second the Metros/whatever stupid name he has now nomination for Miss Incongeniality.

For the PeterSymonds thing, I don't have a problem with how it was handled. It was more Steve's fault than anything, and Peter was desysopped. That he became admin again was because the community obviously trusts him not to make the same mistake again.

Metros was formerly Metros232. He is now Either Way.

The PeterSymonds thing did irk me because Steve, Peter and ChetBLong (now Coffee) were all at fault, yet the one non-admin in the trio (Steve) got a six-month block while the admins Peter and Chet never got blocked. The fact Peter is back with the mop while Steve is still blocked for another two months is patently unfair -- if Peter had balls, he would argue for Steve's return.

[LaraLove]

The PeterSymonds thing did irk me because Steve, Peter and ChetBLong (now Coffee) were all at fault, yet the one non-admin in the trio (Steve) got a six-month block while the admins Peter and Chet never got blocked. The fact Peter is back with the mop while Steve is still blocked for another two months is patently unfair -- if Peter had balls, he would argue for Steve's return.

Steve shouldn't be allowed to return. There's more to it than just him getting admin passwords and making edits. Note, too, that he never used Chet's account, although he did login to it. Also, keep in mind that Chet is just a kid. He resigned his adminship along with Peter, which was the right thing to do. He's also been away from the project for several months.

Keep in mind that whole preventative not punitive thing. Steve has an abnormal craving for adminship. Power-hunger than goes beyond your normal young Wikipedian. He was making a series of bad decisions and that is something that continued past this info being made public. Peter was a good admin and losing him was a hit to the project. Banning him would have served no helpful purpose. Kicking Steve to the curb to give him time to mature was necessary.

[A Horse With No Name]

The PeterSymonds thing did irk me because Steve, Peter and ChetBLong (now Coffee) were all at fault, yet the one non-admin in the trio (Steve) got a six-month block while the admins Peter and Chet never got blocked. The fact Peter is back with the mop while Steve is still blocked for another two months is patently unfair -- if Peter had balls, he would argue for Steve's return.

Steve shouldn't be allowed to return. There's more to it than just him getting admin passwords and making edits. Note, too, that he never used Chet's account, although he did login to it. Also, keep in mind that Chet is just a kid. He resigned his adminship along with Peter, which was the right thing to do. He's also been away from the project for several months.

Keep in mind that whole preventative not punitive thing. Steve has an abnormal craving for adminship. Power-hunger than goes beyond your normal young Wikipedian. He was making a series of bad decisions and that is something that continued past this info being made public. Peter was a good admin and losing him was a hit to the project. Banning him would have served no helpful purpose. Kicking Steve to the curb to give him time to mature was necessary.

I hate to disagree, but it appears that all three of these characters are kids -- Steve's photo is online and he is clearly a teenager. I have reason to believe Peter is under 18, too.

The project survived very nicely without Peter as an admin, and his desire to get his hands back on the mop only four months after being desysopped suggests he has more of an appetite for the tools than Steve could ever aspire to.

[cyofee]

Jéské Couriano for Miss Incongeniality.

Vandals (including Grawp) are still human beings and shouldn't be insulted by admins.

[Herschelkrustofsky]

WP:DICK of Distinction

For the blatant misuse of the tools:

Dux
Dragonfly Sixtyseven

The Tag-Team Event

The Polish cabal - check out the Arbcom ruling regarding the Piotrus arbitration to learn who's who and what's what.

Cojones de latón

RHMED - for being honest about the hypocrisy and stupidity surrounding the admin actions.

I couldn't find userpages for Dux, Dragonfly Sixtyseven, or RHMED. Could you double-check the spelling? Also, to make my life simpler, could you select the names you want for the Polish cabal?


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The nominees thus far are as follows.

WP:DICK of Distinction

Bedford
David Gerard
Deskana
DragonflySixtySeven
Duk
Elonka
FT2
Gamaliel
Husond
Jayjg
Jimbo Wales
JzG (cue theme music)
Killer Chihuahua
PeterSymonds
Raul654
Ryan Postlethwaite
Will Beback
xaosflux

Miss Incongeniality

Either Way
Elonka
Jéské Couriano
JzG
KillerChihuahua
Scarian
Tanthalas39


The Tag-Team Event

Will Beback and John Nevard
Odd nature, Salmon of Doubt, KillerChihuahua, Jim62sch, and FeloniousMonk
Greg park avenue, Irpen, Loykz, Piotrus, Poeticbent, Renata refero.
Irpen, Alex Bakharev, Ghirlandajo, Beatle Fab Four, Geogre, and Khoikhoi


The Straight Shooter

This event is open to admins only, and the award goes to the admin who most honestly and diligently attempts to exercise his or her authority in accordance with WP:NOT. Since we now have a bumper crop of admins who have joined the Review, I would like to invite them to self-nominate and engage in shameless electioneering -- knowing that they will be held to whatever promises they may make. Nominees:

Bishonen
Cool Hand Luke
DocGlasgow
Dlohcierekim
Jehochman
Lar
Newyorkbrad
SarcasticIdealist
SirFozzie
Thatcher131


Cojones de latón

This award goes to non-admins who boldly confront the cabal. Nominees:

Alanyst
Cla68
Dragon695
George the Dragon
Giano
Wikipedia Review
Peter Damian
Privatemusings
RHMED
Rootology
SlimVirgin
The Fat Man Who Never Came Back


Please post your nominees for the various categories in this thread. I'll keep a running tally of the nominees, and in about a month, members of the Academy will be invited to cast their votes.

[Eva Destruction]

I couldn't find userpages for Dux, Dragonfly Sixtyseven, or RHMED. Could you double-check the spelling? Also, to make my life simpler, could you select the names you want for the Polish cabal?

RHMED doesn't have a userpage, just a talkpage. User:DragonflySixtyseven doesn't have the space in the middle. Never heard of User:Dux and the account only has seven contributions so I think there may be a mistake somewhere.

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[A Horse With No Name]

I couldn't find userpages for Dux, Dragonfly Sixtyseven, or RHMED. Could you double-check the spelling? Also, to make my life simpler, could you select the names you want for the Polish cabal?

RHMED doesn't have a userpage, just a talkpage. User:DragonflySixtyseven doesn't have the space in the middle. Never heard of User:Dux and the account only has seven contributions so I think there may be a mistake somewhere.

My bad -- it is Duk, not Dux. Duk and Xaosflux repeatedly played games with Travb/Inclusionist/Ikip by agreeing to his requests to be indef blocked and then unblocked.

RHMED's comments against cabal nonsense can be found throughout his contribution history.

WP:DICK of Distinction

For the blatant misuse of the tools:

Dux
Dragonfly Sixtyseven

The Tag-Team Event

The Polish cabal - check out the Arbcom ruling regarding the Piotrus arbitration to learn who's who and what's what.

Cojones de latón

RHMED - for being honest about the hypocrisy and stupidity surrounding the admin actions.

I couldn't find userpages for Dux, Dragonfly Sixtyseven, or RHMED. Could you double-check the spelling? Also, to make my life simpler, could you select the names you want for the Polish cabal?


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The nominees thus far are as follows.

WP:DICK of Distinction

Bedford
David Gerard
Deskana
Elonka
FT2
Gamaliel
Husond
Jayjg
Jimbo Wales
JzG (cue theme music)
Killer Chihuahua
PeterSymonds
Raul654
Ryan Postlethwaite
Will Beback
xaosflux

Miss Incongeniality

Either Way
Elonka
Jéské Couriano
JzG
KillerChihuahua
Scarian
Tanthalas39


The Tag-Team Event

Will Beback and John Nevard
Odd nature, Salmon of Doubt, KillerChihuahua, Jim62sch, and FeloniousMonk

The Straight Shooter

This event is open to admins only, and the award goes to the admin who most honestly and diligently attempts to exercise his or her authority in accordance with WP:NOT. Since we now have a bumper crop of admins who have joined the Review, I would like to invite them to self-nominate and engage in shameless electioneering -- knowing that they will be held to whatever promises they may make. Nominees:

Bishonen
Cool Hand Luke
DocGlasgow
Dlohcierekim
Jehochman
Lar
Newyorkbrad
SarcasticIdealist
SirFozzie
Thatcher131


Cojones de latón

This award goes to non-admins who boldly confront the cabal. Nominees:

Alanyst
Cla68
Dragon695
George the Dragon
Giano
Wikipedia Review
Peter Damian
Privatemusings
Rootology
SlimVirgin
The Fat Man Who Never Came Back


Please post your nominees for the various categories in this thread. I'll keep a running tally of the nominees, and in about a month, members of the Academy will be invited to cast their votes.

My boo-boo: it is Duk, not Dux, and DragonflySixtySeven. RHMED has no user page, but go through his contributions and you'll find plenty of back-talk to the admins.

The Polish cabal: Greg park avenue (who is banned through December), Irpen, Loykz, Piotrus (who is an admin, but does no admin work), Poeticbent, Renata refero.

[Kato]

My bad -- it is Duk, not Dux. Duk and Xaosflux repeatedly played games with Travb/Inclusionist/Ikip by agreeing to his requests to be indef blocked and then unblocked.

RHMED's comments against cabal nonsense can be found throughout his contribution history.

My boo-boo: it is Duk, not Dux, and DragonflySixtySeven. RHMED has no user page, but go through his contributions and you'll find plenty of back-talk to the admins.

The Polish cabal: Greg park avenue (who is banned through December), Irpen, Loykz, Piotrus (who is an admin, but does no admin work), Poeticbent, Renata refero.

This is pro-Wikipedia silliness. "Back talk to the admins?". Give me a break.

[A Horse With No Name]

My bad -- it is Duk, not Dux. Duk and Xaosflux repeatedly played games with Travb/Inclusionist/Ikip by agreeing to his requests to be indef blocked and then unblocked.

RHMED's comments against cabal nonsense can be found throughout his contribution history.

My boo-boo: it is Duk, not Dux, and DragonflySixtySeven. RHMED has no user page, but go through his contributions and you'll find plenty of back-talk to the admins.

The Polish cabal: Greg park avenue (who is banned through December), Irpen, Loykz, Piotrus (who is an admin, but does no admin work), Poeticbent, Renata refero.

This is pro-Wikipedia silliness. "Back talk to the admins?". Give me a break.

Okay, you can have a break. (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/wink.gif)

[tarantino]

My bad -- it is Duk, not Dux. Duk and Xaosflux repeatedly played games with Travb/Inclusionist/Ikip by agreeing to his requests to be indef blocked and then unblocked.

Duk may be just another silly game player, but his confrontations with Jimmy Wales could earn him at least a nomination for Cojones de latón.

Here's one example -

Yes, thank you Jimbo. Of course, it's going to take a lot more than 'sorry' for me to believe a word you say any more. This should be a good lesson for everybody; when Jimbo is slamming people behind their backs, please check his facts. --Duk 16:40, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

[LaraLove]

I hate to disagree, but it appears that all three of these characters are kids -- Steve's photo is online and he is clearly a teenager. I have reason to believe Peter is under 18, too.

The project survived very nicely without Peter as an admin, and his desire to get his hands back on the mop only four months after being desysopped suggests he has more of an appetite for the tools than Steve could ever aspire to.

Steve was 18 at the time, legally an adult in the US, and he is married. Personally, I think that bumps someone up into adulthood a notch. Peter was also also 18. I believe both are 19 now. Regardless, Chet was 16. I know Chet very well. I'm probably the person he's closest with on the project. He's a good kid. Neither him nor Peter abused their tools or their position. They shared an error in judgment in sharing their passwords. To say Peter is more power-hungry than Steve... well, I'll just say it's not something I think many would agree with. Peter is a good admin. I worked with him on several occasions. It's not a mistake he would repeat, and four months is plenty enough time to wait before requesting adminship again. He went through RFA and passed with a high percentage. What exactly is your worry with him being an admin?

====

Anyway, does this only apply to en.wiki? Recent events on Meta suggest that Majorly's balls finally dropped:

He requests Jimbo's admin rights on Meta be removed. Jimbo is displeased, Majorly doesn't care.
http://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?titl....80.A2_count.29
http://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?titl...v&oldid=1348321
http://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?titl...s&oldid=1353905

[Anonymous editor]

I concur with Lara on the Steve/Peter/Chet incident.

Jéské Couriano for Miss Incongeniality.

Vandals (including Grawp) are still human beings and shouldn't be insulted by admins.

Disagree.

The Polish cabal: Greg park avenue (who is banned through December), Irpen, Loykz, Piotrus (who is an admin, but does no admin work), Poeticbent, Renata refero.

Irpen, Alex Bakharev, Ghirlandajo, Beatle Fab Four, Geogre, and Khoikhoi have something going on.

I nominate that cabal. Good luck figuring out all of the editors involved. There's some kind of huge Eastern European cabal thing that's been going on for a while.

The Wikistalk tool may be of some use here.

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[Herschelkrustofsky]

I think I have this up to date now.

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The nominees thus far are as follows.

WP:DICK of Distinction

Bedford
David Gerard
Deskana
DragonflySixtySeven
Duk
Elonka
FT2
Gamaliel
Husond
Jayjg
Jimbo Wales
JzG (cue theme music)
Killer Chihuahua
PeterSymonds
Raul654
Ryan Postlethwaite
Will Beback
xaosflux

Miss Incongeniality

Either Way
Elonka
Jéské Couriano
JzG
KillerChihuahua
Scarian
Tanthalas39


The Tag-Team Event

Will Beback and John Nevard
Odd nature, Salmon of Doubt, KillerChihuahua, Jim62sch, and FeloniousMonk
Greg park avenue, Irpen, Loykz, Piotrus, Poeticbent, Renata refero.
Irpen, Alex Bakharev, Ghirlandajo, Beatle Fab Four, Geogre, and Khoikhoi


The Straight Shooter

This event is open to admins only, and the award goes to the admin who most honestly and diligently attempts to exercise his or her authority in accordance with WP:NOT. Since we now have a bumper crop of admins who have joined the Review, I would like to invite them to self-nominate and engage in shameless electioneering -- knowing that they will be held to whatever promises they may make. Nominees:

Alison
Bishonen
Cool Hand Luke
DocGlasgow
Dlohcierekim
Jehochman
Lar
Newyorkbrad
SarcasticIdealist
SirFozzie
Thatcher131


Cojones de latón

This award goes to non-admins who boldly confront the cabal. Nominees:

Alanyst
Cla68
Dragon695
George the Dragon
Giano
Wikipedia Review
Peter Damian
Privatemusings
RHMED
Rootology
SlimVirgin
The Fat Man Who Never Came Back


Please post your nominees for the various categories in this thread. I'll keep a running tally of the nominees, and in about a month, members of the Academy will be invited to cast their votes.

[Sarcasticidealist]

The Polish cabal: Greg park avenue (who is banned through December), Irpen, Loykz, Piotrus (who is an admin, but does no admin work), Poeticbent, Renata refero.

As far as I can tell without doing any actual research (ethnic nationalism makes my head hurt, as do absurd Wikipedia content disputes - the combination of the two is best avoided for my own sake), you have this wrong. Piotrus seems to be on the opposite side from Irpen (and also from Alex Bakherev, who has elsewhere in this thread been named as part of the cabal). Greg park avenue seems to have some kind of blood feud going on with Boodlesthecat (who's also banned), but I'm not sure how that rivalry fits into the Piotrus-Irpen one.

[Anonymous editor]

It's hard to sort, but Irpen and Alex Bakharev aren't enemies.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Irpen#Allow_me_too_2

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Ale...ase_take_a_look

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Ale...cle_disruptions

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Ale...re_Russian_so...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Ale...ve17#User_Irpen

I agree with Irpen here Alex Bakharev 08:27, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

Not that that surprises me here, I can hardly find an instance where you didn't

PS. I think accusations against Martintg here, some sort of "salted trick" by Alex Bakharev and "dirty trick" by Irpen are so far out that I don't know what to say. Once again, Martintg opened the requested move, once it wasn't needed any more because a consensus was met, it should have been closed by him. Accusing an editor of some sort of nonsense who has worked hard for finding a consensus regarding the subject, in some sort of dirty tricks is not exactly what I'd call showing good faith here by Alex Bakharev and Irpen. In case you guys Alex Bakharev and Irpen did just misundrestand anything, I think its fine , we can just put this another incident behind us and move on. In any case it's my understanding that Martintg deserves an apology. Thanks!--Termer 04:23, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

Finally, their edits reveal 968 different pages where they've both edited.

Call it the Russian cabal. If Irpen and Alex Bakharev aren't part of some kind of strange group, then there really are no cabals.

To sort it better, you'd have to read the Piotrus arbitration cases.

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[Sarcasticidealist]

It's hard to sort, but Irpen and Alex Bakharev aren't enemies.

If that was directed at me, then I fear that you misread my post (I had Piotrus on one side, and Irpen and Alex on the other). If not, my apologies.

[Anonymous editor]

it was directed at you. I should probably go to sleep. I read your post incorrectly. I thought you were challenging the legitimacy of my cabal. (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/tongue.gif)

Those two are core members. A few it's hard to be sure about. There's something smelly about Beatle Fab Four, but I don't know what that account is doing.

Pretty much Irpen's userpage declares the cabal. Doesn't make you look hard.

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[Giggy]

Jéské Couriano for Miss Incongeniality.

Vandals (including Grawp) are still human beings and shouldn't be insulted by admins.

Disagree.

Your comments can be safely ignored if you think vandals are not human. Tip; most vandalism is not performed by trained monkeys.

[Herschelkrustofsky]

Looking back over 2008, I find myself compelled to nominate Alison once again for Straight Shooter. She became the first and only admin to face down Will Beback in a LaRouche-related dispute.

[Anonymous editor]

Jéské Couriano for Miss Incongeniality.

Vandals (including Grawp) are still human beings and shouldn't be insulted by admins.

Disagree.

Your comments can be safely ignored if you think vandals are not human. Tip; most vandalism is not performed by trained monkeys.

excuse me, I said I disagreed on the nomination. I'm not commenting on anything else.

Your comments can be safely ignored because you wantonly misinterpret messages.

Looking back over 2008, I find myself compelled to nominate Alison once again for Straight Shooter. She became the first and only admin to face down Will Beback in a LaRouche-related dispute.

Seconded.

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[that one guy]

I'm sort of curious as to why dragonfly is nominated for what he is. Anyone got any reasons?

[Anonymous editor]

I'm sort of curious as to why dragonfly is nominated for what he is. Anyone got any reasons?

WP:DICK of Distinction

For the blatant misuse of the tools:

Duk and Xaosflux – for indulging the increasingly unstable Travb/Inclusionist/Ikip by acquiescing to his repeated requests of indefinite blocks and subsequent unblocking.

DragonflySixtyseven – for sinking CWii’s RfA by playing the “don’t block my account game” over IRC.

Peter Symonds – for allowing Steve Crossin to play games with his tools. Peter got desysopped but was allowed to stay on Wiki – he was reinstated as an admin four months later. Poor Steve got a six-month block and remains locked up until March.

Deskana – for intentionally fucking up Enigmaman’s RfA.


Miss Incongeniality


Tanthalas39 – a foul-mouthed jerk who is best known for blowing his top over the most trivial of actions. His fights with Baseball Bugs need to be seen to be believed.

Either Way (formerly Metros) - as rude and stupid as they come.

The Tag-Team Event

The Polish cabal - check out the Arbcom ruling regarding the Piotrus arbitration to learn who's who and what's what.

The Straight Shooter

Dlohcierekim - hands down, the best admin on the site.


Cojones de latón

RHMED - for being honest about the hypocrisy and stupidity surrounding the admin actions.

(Edited to correct typos on Duk and DragonflySixtyseven)

what he's referring to is somewhere in a noticeboard edit history.

[that one guy]

Thanks for reminding me of this:

For the dick one, Steve Crossin, for duping two admins into allowing him to use their accounts.

[Giggy]

I'm sort of curious as to why dragonfly is nominated for what he is. Anyone got any reasons?

WP:DICK of Distinction

...

DragonflySixtyseven – for sinking CWii’s RfA by playing the “don’t block my account game” over IRC.
...

what he's referring to is somewhere in a noticeboard edit history.

It's a bollocks nomination; the rfa had no chance anyway, and what Dragonfly did is the sort of thing CWii would have done on IRC had he become an admin. People are still horrified by the prospect of opposing an rfa.

[Sarcasticidealist]

For the dick one, Steve Crossin, for duping two admins into allowing him to use their accounts.

Per HK's criteria ("This award goes to the admin who most consistently and corruptly abuses the tools."), Crossin doesn't qualify.

[that one guy]

well, in that case, can we open a category for non admins for doing the same thing?

[Herschelkrustofsky]

The number of garden variety vandals and other masturbators at WP is staggering, and the field would be so large as to boggle the mind. Besides, if these guys are such spectacular WP:DICKs, why aren't they admins?

[that one guy]

If you took away JzGs bit, would that make him less of a dick?

[The Wales Hunter]

If you took away JzGs bit, would that make him less of a dick?

I don't have too much of a problem with him. He has strong views but doesn't try and hide it. His sense of humour can be a bit off-putting for non-Brits (well, as well as some Brits) but he is generally trying to do the "right" thing.

[Herschelkrustofsky]

If you took away JzGs bit, would that make him less of a dick?

Is this a kōan?

[Bottled_Spider]

If you took away JzGs bit, would that make him less of a dick?

I don't have too much of a problem with him. He has strong views but doesn't try and hide it. His sense of humour can be a bit off-putting for non-Brits (well, as well as some Brits) but he is generally trying to do the "right" thing.

But is he? I've always thought that the "right" thing for JzG to "do" would be to take up smoking some really good shit, with sidechasers of valium and viagra. Then block Jimbo and as many badmins as possible before being de-sysoped, leave Wikipedia for good, and take up crofting on some remote Western isle. This would be really good for him.

[LaraLove]

Thanks for reminding me of this:

For the dick one, Steve Crossin, for duping two admins into allowing him to use their accounts.

Not to mention the dispersion of personal information. "Half-outing" (as some referred to it) a prolific admin and spreading the name of another's daughter out to all the kids like it was Halloween candy. (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/dry.gif)

Considering the hundreds of admin edits he made, albeit on another admin's account, does he qualify in an exceptional way?

[Herschelkrustofsky]

Thanks for reminding me of this:

For the dick one, Steve Crossin, for duping two admins into allowing him to use their accounts.

Not to mention the dispersion of personal information. "Half-outing" (as some referred to it) a prolific admin and spreading the name of another's daughter out to all the kids like it was Halloween candy. (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/dry.gif)

Considering the hundreds of admin edits he made, albeit on another admin's account, does he qualify in an exceptional way?

Well, that's an interesting problem. I suppose that if we are allowing SlimVirgin to be nominated for her performance in a non-admin role, then we should allow this Steve guy to be nominated for a performance in an admin role, even if, or especially if, he got the tools by fraud. What do others think?

[Herschelkrustofsky]

Since I don't hear any objections and the deadline is approaching, I'll be an inclusionist and put Steve Crossin in the mix.

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The nominees thus far are as follows.

WP:DICK of Distinction


Balloonman
Bedford
David Gerard
Deskana
DragonflySixtySeven
Duk
Elonka
FT2
Gamaliel
Husond
Jayjg
Jimbo Wales
JzG (cue theme music)
Keeper76
Killer Chihuahua
PeterSymonds
Raul654
Ryan Postlethwaite
Steve Crossin
Will Beback
xaosflux

Miss Incongeniality

Either Way
Elonka
Jéské Couriano
JzG
KillerChihuahua
Scarian
Tanthalas39


The Tag-Team Event (open to non-admins)

Will Beback and John Nevard
Odd nature, Salmon of Doubt, KillerChihuahua, Jim62sch, and FeloniousMonk
Greg park avenue, Irpen, Loykz, Piotrus, Poeticbent, Renata refero.
Irpen, Alex Bakharev, Ghirlandajo, Beatle Fab Four, Geogre, and Khoikhoi


The Straight Shooter

This event is open to admins only, and the award goes to the admin who most honestly and diligently attempts to exercise his or her authority in accordance with WP:NOT. Since we now have a bumper crop of admins who have joined the Review, I would like to invite them to self-nominate and engage in shameless electioneering -- knowing that they will be held to whatever promises they may make. Nominees:

Alison
Bishonen
Cool Hand Luke
DocGlasgow
Dlohcierekim
Jehochman
Lar
Newyorkbrad
SarcasticIdealist
SirFozzie
Thatcher131


Cojones de latón

This award goes to non-admins who boldly confront the cabal. Nominees:

Alanyst
Cla68
Dragon695
George the Dragon
Giano
Wikipedia Review
Peter Damian
Privatemusings
RHMED
Rootology
SlimVirgin
The Fat Man Who Never Came Back


Please post your nominees for the various categories in this thread. I'll keep a running tally of the nominees, and in February, members of the Academy will be invited to cast their votes.

[One]

Poetlister et al. still needs to be in one of the categories. Dick (CU + admin x 2) or tag-team.

[Random832]

Poetlister et al. still needs to be in one of the categories. Dick (CU + admin x 2) or tag-team.

The thing is... it's the WP:DICK awards, not the WQ:DICK awards or WR:DICK awards - he held none of those positions on wikipedia in 2008 and only the CU had any relevance (since an IP is the same everywhere) to WP users. Similarly, any significant tag-team antics on WP were from much earlier. Maybe a lifetime achievement award (though I don't know how we'd vote on that) in recognition of the overall effect that he's had on the WP/WR communities.

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[cyofee]

Let's have a Greatest Overall Achievement (in messing up Wikipedia).
A category where we could place Jimbo, Poetfellow, Mantanmoreland, FT2, even Grawp.

[A Horse With No Name]

Let's have a Greatest Overall Achievement (in messing up Wikipedia).
A category where we could place Jimbo, Poetfellow, Mantanmoreland, FT2, even Grawp.

I don't know if this is for Overall Achievement or the Dick category, but these two fools have brought out the worst in the site:

Balloonman certainly deserves a smack for his deranged obsession with RfA, turning it from NO BIG DEAL into the geek equivalent of a cockfight. His RfB failure was well deserved rebuke by a community that has grown tired of him and his delusions of being the admin kingmaker.

Keeper76 for encouraging MySpacey behavior with his tiresome Talk Page, nicknamed AN/K by the 12-15 people who keep turning up to joke about baseball, football, Sarah Palin, the weather, and anything except how to build an encyclopedia. Keeper keeps talking about how he hates to have the tools and rarely uses them, but he never gets around to actually giving them back. Hey, Keeper, either shit or get off the pot!

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[Herschelkrustofsky]

Poetlister et al. still needs to be in one of the categories. Dick (CU + admin x 2) or tag-team.

The thing is... it's the WP:DICK awards, not the WQ:DICK awards or WR:DICK awards - he held none of those positions on wikipedia in 2008 and only the CU had any relevance (since an IP is the same everywhere) to WP users. Similarly, any significant tag-team antics on WP were from much earlier. Maybe a lifetime achievement award (though I don't know how we'd vote on that) in recognition of the overall effect that he's had on the WP/WR communities.

Agreed. I don't think it's necessary to vote on this -- PoetHorde gets the LA by acclamation (but keep this under your hat, I want it to be a surprise. Besides, he has enough problems right now without adding the papparazzi.)

[EricBarbour]

Sorry to poke my head in....

but LET'S VOTE.

[Herschelkrustofsky]

Voting will start Sunday, as will the complaints from members who didn't get their nominations in before the deadline.

[The Adversary]

Hey! Are we not allowed to do some campaigning! In any case: I´m being bold and start:
Jayjg has always been my perennial favourite for the WP:DICK award, but I confess: he has failed me miserably this year. Ok, ok, he did try a few feeble attempts to live up to former glory; like this (in case you missed it):

User:Nagel nominates one of Jayjg´s synagogue-articles for deletion

Jayjg is not happy.

Now, User:Nagel tells you on his user-page that he is the guy who came up with Nagle's algorithm. So, Jayjg, that famous editor of computer algorithms (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/tongue.gif) .. immediately goes and adds a {{notability}} to Nagle's algorithm article. Ah, nice try, Jay! (The {{notability}} was quickly removed by one of the regular math/computer-guys)

It´s actions like this that so endear Jay to many people. But all in all, there simply are not enough of them this year to qualify for the highest distinction from WR. Sorry, Jay!

Ah, but when Jay fails us, we have a new valued candidate fighting for the vacated DICKish throne, I am of course thinking of Elonka (More about her, later (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/biggrin.gif) )


(PS: the synagogue-article was kept.)