[WikiEN-l] Re: Abuse of blocking powers (The Recycling Troll)

Fri Mar 11 03:17:01 UTC 2005

Fastfission wrote:

>What's beautiful here is the motivation assigned. That's right,
>Wikipedia is just here to "lure people in with a pack of lies" just so
>they can be banned! That sounds like a reasonable endeavor, worth the
>time of the four hundred administrators and many thousands of
>registered editors.
>
>But wait! Who are these hundreds of editors? How did they get to be in
>the position of banning? Were they not too lured in by the pack of
>lies and banned? How does one change from the banned to the banners?
>How is such a decision made?
>
>More importantly: When can I get banned, or ban someone? I'm not in
>either category and feeling somewhat unsure of my identity. Do I
>create the pack of lies or am I a dupe of them? If someone could let
>me know either way, I'd appreciate it. Thanks.
>  
>
If you haven't been banned, you don't really exist. You're just a 
figment of Jimbo's imagination. It's not until you're ejected from the 
solipsist collective that your being acquires an independent 
metaphysical nature.

--Michael Snow