[WikiEN-l] The admin problem

Fri Jun 2 17:52:29 UTC 2006

On Jun 2, 2006, at 8:57 AM, Sam Spade wrote:

> On Jun 1, 2006, at 11:23 AM, Sam Spade wrote:
>
>
>> There is only one rule : don't offend the "cabal" (or any of the
>> cliques w admin members), or you will be punished. The policies as
>> written seem nice, but they have nothing to do with who is punished
>> and who is not. Quality of articles has nothing to do with it either.
>> Nepotism determines everything.
>>
>
> Technically this will always be true, but ideally, admin cliques
> should only be offended by things that hurt Wikipedia.
>
> --
> Philip L. Welch
>
> Do I hurt the wikipedia? Have my 30,000+ edits been harmful?
>
> http://tools.wikimedia.de/~interiot/cgi-bin/count_edits?user=Sam 
> +Spade&dbname=enwiki_p
>
> Or is it perhaps simply a personality conflict with a certain
> "cabalist" which has damned me?
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/ 
> Sam_Spade/Proposed_decision#Sam_Spade_assumes_bad_faith
>
> I would argue that the wikipedia power structure interferes with the
> production of quality articles, discourages ordinary contributors
> (resulting in the high rate of editor turnover) and reduces what could
> have been a competent and rewarding process of peer review into a
> punishing and arbitrary "arbitration committee".
>
> I recommend to anyone with any say about how things are being done to
> review any authoritative text on Behavior Modification. Punishment
> results in resentment, rewards encourage desired behavior.
>
> SS

We are not trying to modify your behavior, just reminding you that if  
you can't play nice, you can't play at all. Choosing to be alienated  
is your own choice.

Fred

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