[WikiEN-l] No big deal?

Wed Jun 14 22:36:17 UTC 2006

On 6/14/06, Guy Chapman aka JzG <guy.chapman at spamcop.net> wrote:
> Just when you think you've seen it all...
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/Herostratus
>
> One editor opposes adminship on the grounds that Herostratus has some
> nicely executed fake "categories" on his user page:
>
> Categories: Wikipedians who have a crowbar embedded in their skull |
> Wikipedians who insist that the word "lobster" be included in every
> article | Carbon-based life forms | Wikipedians who are Floyd Alvis
> Cooper | Delightfully insouciant Wikipedians | Animated cartoon
> squirrels
>

Probably just fallout from the usebox thing. Although it does show
that the candidate has a poor taste in skins.

>
> Others think that his use of non-standard warnings means he doesn't
> take vandalism seriously enough

Yeah well not everyone has been here long enough to remeber the hayday
of User:Grunt and User:Grunt/Blocked

> (does every admin have to be at the
> forefront of the fight against vandalism?)
>
No but historicaly most admins have had a background in vandle
fighting. Always been tricky for non vandle fighters to get through.

-- 
geni