[WikiEN-l] potential VfD abuse?

Jimmy Wales jwales at bomis.com
Mon Oct 27 17:47:35 UTC 2003


Well, if that's all he's doing, I'm unlikely to say that it's
vandalism or even anything much to worry about.  I do think it'd be
good if he responded, at least by saying "Well, I'm a radical
inclusionist and I think everything should be included."  That's a
respectable, if wrong, position.

Dante Alighieri wrote:

> Just a heads-up. A user "Wartortle" (a Pokemon reference, apparently) 
> has been voting "keep" /en masse/ on the VfD page with no explanations 
> for awhile now. He has been questioned (politely) numerous times as to 
> his intentions via his talk page.... there has been no response. I 
> think the time may come for Jimbo to give him a talking too... or else 
> we all could decide together if this is vandalism of a sort.
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Special:Contributions&target=Wartortle
> 
> The above link is to his contributions page.
> 
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> neutrality in times of great moral crisis."
>    -Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321
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