[Wikipedia-l] Re: Perl

Tue Apr 13 14:37:27 UTC 2004

Timwi wrote:
> I might add that I have had a rather insightful talk with him about it
> and from it I gained the impression that he has now come to understand
> the inappropriateness of sock puppets and has agreed to stop
> reincarnating. I believe him this, and I also believe that his previous
> actions were - from his point of view - in good faith (I know this is
> difficult to appreciate for some). I have the strong impression that he
> never meant to hurt anyone's feelings or to make anyone feel cheated or
> deceived, and it seems to me that he now understands that this is what
> he has caused, and so he stopped.
>
> I also believe that if he had been granted adminship, he would only have
> applied the privileges in good faith (he certainly never caused any
> damange on the Maori Wikipedia or Wikibooks). Nevertheless, of course,
> in the light of the circumstances, it is difficult to trust his good
> faith, which is why I voted against him in the hope that he wouldn't
> view it as hostility against him.
>
> I hope this shed some light on his motives and intentions; I think he's
> a really nice guy, and he doesn't deserve being badmouthed for his
> actions or being accused of being deliberately disruptive. This doesn't
> mean I'm defending his actions, but I think he just needs a little bit
> of social guidance, if you see what I mean. I am certainly glad that he
> is still around, and I'm sure he will continue to make valuable
> contributions in the future.

Perl is a nice guy who isn't deliberately disruptive. He's just impulsive,
has little understanding of the effect his actions will have on other
people, and is unwilling accept criticism. He might be nice, he might be
sincere, but I'm afraid I don't trust him with adminship.

-- Tim Starling