[WikiEN-l] This is obviously bad faith

Tue May 24 01:29:33 UTC 2005

Yes, I know that I have entered into an ongoing problem.

But the actions of the Admins involved have clearly been in the wrong - 
policy violations of Assume Good Faith, and especially violations of policy 
concerning using admin powers to gain the upper hand in content disputes, 
abound.

There is also the matter of the behavior of the admins towards the two users 
in the case, who are clearly not sockpuppets.

>From: <slimvirgin at gmail.com>
>Reply-To: <slimvirgin at gmail.com>
>To: Cranston Snord <enviroknot at hotmail.com>
>Subject: Re: Ah, I get it now. You're protecting yourself.
>Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 19:15:34 -0600
>
>If you can give me a convincing explanation as to why your editing
>pattern is identical, I'm certainly willing to reconsider, but in the
>absence of such an explanation, I won't be responding to any more
>e-mails. I've left a note of our discussion for the other admins; if
>anyone feels I've done the wrong thing, you'll be unblocked.
>
>Sarah
>
>On 5/23/05, Cranston Snord <enviroknot at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > First of all, you did not give me much time to edit anything before you
> > blocked me; you appear to have swung instantly to action to protect 
>Yuber,
> > who made the false allegation against me.
> >
> > Secondly, I Wikipedia has a policy reminder about this:
> >
> > "Keep in mind there can be multiple users who are driven to start
> > participating in Wikipedia for the same reason, particularly in
> > controversial areas such as articles about the conflict in the Middle 
>East,
> > cult figures, or Wikipedia:Votes for deletion."
> >
> > As I stated, you and your fellow admins are in the wrong. I understand 
>that
> > it is only natural for you to want to protect yourself, and that it is 
>all
> > too easy to fall prey to the trap of using your admin powers to do just
> > that, but you ARE in the wrong.
> >
> > >From: <slimvirgin at gmail.com>
> > >Reply-To: <slimvirgin at gmail.com>
> > >To: Cranston Snord <enviroknot at hotmail.com>
> > >Subject: Re: Ah, I get it now. You're protecting yourself.
> > >Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 19:05:36 -0600
> > >
> > >Please feel free to send an e-mail to anyone you want.
> > >
> > >If you're not ElKabong and KaintheScion, do you have an explanation
> > >for your editing pattern being the same as theirs?
> > >
> > >Sarah
> > >
> > >On 5/23/05, Cranston Snord <enviroknot at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > > If you do not respond I shall have no recourse but to send an email 
>to
> > >the
> > > > EN-L mailing list.
> > > >
> > > > >From: <slimvirgin at gmail.com>
> > > > >Reply-To: <slimvirgin at gmail.com>
> > > > >To: Enviroknot <enviroknot at hotmail.com>
> > > > >Subject: Re: Ah, I get it now. You're protecting yourself.
> > > > >Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 18:32:49 -0600
> > > > >
> > > > >You're Elkabong/KaintheScion, currently blocked for 3RR. You edited
> > > > >from an IP address that resolved to the same city, you reverted to 
>the
> > > > >same edits, removed the sockpuppet notice, and are now starting 
>with
> > > > >the abusive-admin accusations. Give it another few minutes and I'll
> > > > >getting an e-mail from "me me" telling me that I'm an f-ing
> > > > >POV-pushing pile of dog's vomit.
> > > > >
> > > > >Sarah
> > > > >
> > > > >On 5/23/05, Enviroknot <enviroknot at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > Like it or not, more people than you read Wikipedia. Some are 
>even
> > > > >intelligent enough to discern patterns such as Yuber's.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Your attempts to protect him are fairly transparent, you know.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Wikipedia's policy of assuming good faith requires that 
>everyone,
> > > > >especially administrators, act in good faith. I made the edits I 
>was
> > >making
> > > > >because I do not believe you or your brethren are acting in good 
>faith,
> > >and
> > > > >I would appreciate it if you would allow me to finish presenting my
> > >case
> > > > >rather than blocking out voices you disagree with.
> > > > > >
> > > >
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