[WikiEN-l] No big deal?

Thu Jun 15 01:07:38 UTC 2006

I've been lurking until now (just when you thought you were safe) ;)

My opinion: I agree. Opposing because of the categories is crazy. 

I don't use standard warnings either (and I think if that was held against 
me, it would be really silly and an unproductive use of time); I use 
Ilyanep's templates but corrected for UK spelling.

- Nathan (nathanrdotcom)

On Wed, 14 Jun 2006, Guy Chapman aka JzG 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
> 
> 
> Others think that his use of non-standard warnings means he doesn't
> take vandalism seriously enough (does every admin have to be at the
> forefront of the fight against vandalism?)
> 
> I can understand people choosing not to vote for admins they don't
> admire, but opposing on these weird grounds is... well, weird.
> 
> Guy (JzG)
> 