[Foundation-l] Member Since. Was Rigging at RfA

Thu Oct 27 15:39:20 UTC 2005

Is there an easy way to find how long ago a user has been a member?
Maybe a special tag that renders that automatically?

Thoughts?

--- David Gerard <dgerard at gmail.com> wrote:

> >[[User:Anonymous editor]] is contesting for Adminship. Many votes
> in his
> >support are by usernames created in the last couple of days, and
> their only
> >contribution to wikipedia has been that vote. When I pointed that
> out,
> >[[User:Anonymous editor]] deleted my comments, marking his
> deletions as a
> >"minor edit", and his close admin friend [[User:Slimvirgin]]
> blocked me.
> >This pair is known for misusing wikipedia policies and admin
> powers in the
> >past, for example, with reference to the [[Islamophobia]] article.
> >Kindly look into the past credentials of [[User:Anonymous
> editor]], and cast
> >your vote.
> 
> 
> I have to get around to doing a pile of sockchecking [*] on this
> precise matter. If you see an edit from me placing strikes through
> a
> pile of the "Oppose" votes, you'll know why.
> 
> It may be necessary for bureaucrats to look very closely at these
> votes or kill the RFA and restart it or try again later, in case
> supporters have been swayed by the apparent mass of 'oppose' votes.
> 
> 
> - d.
> 
> [*] The problem is I don't scale. We need more users with checkuser
> access; how to arrange this is a vexed question, because the Board
> has
> the willies about the privacy policy issue. It's not a matter to
> put
> to a vote, any more than root access is. I discussed this with Tim
> Starling last night and will hopefully send an email to the Board
> tonight. It needs sorting out properly and correctly, but soon. I
> have
> a couple of prospects in mind on en:.
> 
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