[WikiEN-l] New Users on New Wikipedia?

Thu Feb 17 08:59:06 UTC 2005

Arno M wrote:

>"Look what the cat dug up:  [[User:NSM88]]"
>
>For someone who was only in Wikipedia for about 2.5 hours ,NSM88 has 
>certainly created a lot of fuss here. 
>
>(see http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions&target=NSM88)
>
>What if two of them had come by....
>
>Incidentally, if this guy did blow in from the Stormfront, then there seems to have
>been a change of mind over there. Here's a St Valentines Day note that appeared there:
>
>"The only solution is to setup our own wikipedia, which is called a fork and to set it up with the idea of promoting neutrality, balance and a wide range of point of views. Not to mention keeping a very close eye on Jewish topics and people suspected of being jew biased." 
>
They are even allowed to use the Wikimedia software!  Of course they 
would not be allowed to use the name, but I assume they have their own 
colorful ideas for a name.  Some people with technical knowledge may 
even be inclined to help insure that they stay successfully forked.  
This is obviously an area where our policy to discourage forks could be 
waived. :-)

Ec