I go away for a few days and all this happens?

List overview All Threads
Download

newer

older

Wikipedia futurology

WikiProjects overriding policy

Parker Peters

31 Jan 2007 31 Jan '07

6:12 p.m.

I'm amazed. I'll be writing in-depth responses to a few people shortly, but I'm amazed at everything that happens when I just go away for a few days. Parker

Show replies by date

Earle Martin

1 Feb 1 Feb

9:36 a.m.

On 31/01/07, Parker Peters <parkerpeters1002(a)gmail.com> wrote:

...

I'm amazed at everything that happens when I just go away for a few days.

Nobody else is. Despite what you may think, the project does not revolve around you. (Now I have to go say a bunch of "Hail Wiki"s as my penance for responding to a troll.) -- Earle Martin http://downlode.org/ http://purl.org/net/earlemartin/

Guy Chapman aka JzG

12:23 p.m.

On Thu, 1 Feb 2007 09:36:16 +0000, "Earle Martin" <wikipedia(a)downlode.org> wrote:

...

> I'm amazed at everything that happens when I just go away for a few days.

...

Nobody else is. Despite what you may think, the project does not revolve around you.

I thought "Parker" was supposed to be going away for ever? He was on moderation for a while, why has the new address not been added to mod I wonder? Guy (JzG) -- http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:JzG

Michael Bimmler

12:31 p.m.

On 2/1/07, Guy Chapman aka JzG <guy.chapman(a)spamcop.net> wrote:

...

On Thu, 1 Feb 2007 09:36:16 +0000, "Earle Martin" <wikipedia(a)downlode.org> wrote:

> I'm amazed at everything that happens when I just go away for a few days.

Nobody else is. Despite what you may think, the project does not revolve around you.

I thought "Parker" was supposed to be going away for ever? He was on moderation for a while, why has the new address not been added to mod I wonder?

Definition of "Moderation" (in Mailman context): The posts of the user are held for moderation by a list moderator who decides whether he approved, rejects or discards them. It does *not* mean, that the user cannot anymore submit any posts to the list. This means, even if the user is moderated, the list moderators are (probably) likely to approve his mails, if they are not flaming / inappropriate. Michael

...

Guy (JzG) -- http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:JzG _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l

Guy Chapman aka JzG

1:24 p.m.

On Thu, 1 Feb 2007 13:31:23 +0100, "Michael Bimmler" <mbimmler(a)gmail.com> wrote:

...

This means, even if the user is moderated, the list moderators are (probably) likely to approve his mails, if they are not flaming / inappropriate.

All his messages are flaming inappropriate! I have him killfiled, mind, but it's obvious that his "leaving" was (as so often) a statement that in his mind Wikipedia can't possibly do without him. Guy (JzG) -- http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:JzG

Rich Holton

1:42 p.m.

Guy Chapman aka JzG wrote:

...

On Thu, 1 Feb 2007 13:31:23 +0100, "Michael Bimmler" <mbimmler(a)gmail.com> wrote:

This means, even if the user is moderated, the list moderators are (probably) likely to approve his mails, if they are not flaming / inappropriate.

Just my opinion, but the repeated posts about his posts are starting to become quite tiresome. -Rich

Parker Peters

8:20 p.m.

On 2/1/07, Rich Holton <richholton(a)gmail.com> wrote:

...

Guy Chapman aka JzG wrote:

On Thu, 1 Feb 2007 13:31:23 +0100, "Michael Bimmler" <mbimmler(a)gmail.com> wrote:

This means, even if the user is moderated, the list moderators are (probably) likely to approve his mails, if they are not flaming / inappropriate.

Just my opinion, but the repeated posts about his posts are starting to become quite tiresome. -Rich

I find it annoying to have him constantly trying to troll me and flame me, too. Parker

Alphax (Wikipedia email)

2 Feb 2 Feb

2:42 p.m.

Guy Chapman aka JzG wrote:

...

On Thu, 1 Feb 2007 09:36:16 +0000, "Earle Martin" <wikipedia(a)downlode.org> wrote:

> I'm amazed at everything that happens when I just go away for a few days.

Nobody else is. Despite what you may think, the project does not revolve around you.

I thought "Parker" was supposed to be going away for ever? He was on moderation for a while, why has the new address not been added to mod I wonder?

Mark Ryan

3 Feb 3 Feb

5:26 a.m.

"Moderation" = "we screen the person's emails and if they aren't up to scratch we reject them". Not "we make the person go away forever", though if their emails are consistently substandard then that's what the ultimate effect is. ~Mark Ryan On 02/02/07, Alphax (Wikipedia email) <alphasigmax(a)gmail.com> wrote:

...

Guy Chapman aka JzG wrote:

On Thu, 1 Feb 2007 09:36:16 +0000, "Earle Martin" <wikipedia(a)downlode.org> wrote:

> I'm amazed at everything that happens when I just go away for a few days.

Nobody else is. Despite what you may think, the project does not revolve around you.

I thought "Parker" was supposed to be going away for ever? He was on moderation for a while, why has the new address not been added to mod I wonder?

He IS on moderation, and if you continue to flame him, you will be too. -- Alphax - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Alphax Contributor to Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia "We make the internet not suck" - Jimbo Wales Public key: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Alphax/OpenPGP _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l

Sean Black

5:46 a.m.

Regardless, I don't understand why this unproductive, unhelpful, and baiting post from a user with a history of trolling (to put it lightly...) was allowed through. ~~Sean

Parker Peters

7:06 a.m.

Because: - It wasn't unproductive. - It wasn't unhelpful. - It wasn't baiting. Now quit trying to troll me. I know you think it's a fun game to try to kick people when they're down, but you're just proving what a troll you yourself are. Parker On 2/2/07, Sean Black <smblac(a)gmail.com> wrote:

...

Regardless, I don't understand why this unproductive, unhelpful, and baiting post from a user with a history of trolling (to put it lightly...) was allowed through. ~~Sean _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l

David Gerard

7:25 p.m.

On 03/02/07, Parker Peters <parkerpeters1002(a)gmail.com> wrote:

...

Now quit trying to troll me. I know you think it's a fun game to try to kick people when they're down, but you're just proving what a troll you yourself are.

Don't push it. - d.

Kurt Maxwell Weber

10:20 p.m.

On Saturday 03 February 2007 13:25, David Gerard wrote:

...

On 03/02/07, Parker Peters <parkerpeters1002(a)gmail.com> wrote:

Now quit trying to troll me. I know you think it's a fun game to try to kick people when they're down, but you're just proving what a troll you yourself are.

Don't push it.

Well, he's right. All he does is make a simple observation on how things have picked up and for no reason everyone jumps on his throat for it. -- Kurt Weber <kmw(a)armory.com>

Joshua Brady

9:41 a.m.

Wasn't procmail invented for this reason? If you don't want to see a persons email, just procmail it. - Josh

Tariq Ab- Jo- Tu-

5:04 p.m.

Does it have something to do with the fact that he changed e-mail addresses after January 10, when he (presumably) was put on moderation after the "bob" incident? -- Tariq Ab- Jo- Tu- Sean Black wrote:

...

Parker Peters

8:23 p.m.

Tariq, I "changed" email addresses because I was told that the database tables related to my account were beyond repair and had to be deleted. This was the whole cause of the "bob" incident, despite whatever sinister motives you want to try to read into a problem purely created by a data storage medium somewhere going bad. Are you having fun trying to troll me? Parker On 2/3/07, Tariq Ab- Jo- Tu- <tariqabjotu(a)gmail.com> wrote:

...

_______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l

David Gerard

4 Feb 4 Feb

1:59 p.m.

On 03/02/07, Parker Peters <parkerpeters1002(a)gmail.com> wrote:

...

I "changed" email addresses because I was told that the database tables related to my account were beyond repair and had to be deleted. This was the whole cause of the "bob" incident, despite whatever sinister motives you want to try to read into a problem purely created by a data storage medium somewhere going bad.

This is transparent rubbish. Google told you no such thing. Could people please stop responding to the obviously idiotic bits of Parker's posts henceforth? Restraint. He's on thin ice as is, and is only allowed on in the hope he'll earn his way back up to zero through quality and thought-provoking posts. - d.

Kurt Maxwell Weber

3:36 p.m.

On Sunday 04 February 2007 07:59, David Gerard wrote:

...

This is transparent rubbish. Google told you no such thing.

You know this because... -- Kurt Weber <kmw(a)armory.com>

geni

3:56 p.m.

On 2/4/07, Kurt Maxwell Weber <kmw(a)armory.com> wrote:

...

On Sunday 04 February 2007 07:59, David Gerard wrote:

This is transparent rubbish. Google told you no such thing.

You know this because...

Sum total of zero reports of it happening to anyone else and given the number of people on this mailing list who use gmail that is somewhat odd. -- geni

Thomas Dalton

4:06 p.m.

...

Sum total of zero reports of it happening to anyone else and given the number of people on this mailing list who use gmail that is somewhat odd.

And the amazing coincidence of the two accounts that got confused just happening to be involved in a conversation with eachother at the time...

Sean Barrett

4:25 p.m.

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Thomas Dalton stated for the record:

...

Sum total of zero reports of it happening to anyone else and given the number of people on this mailing list who use gmail that is somewhat odd.

And the amazing coincidence of the two accounts that got confused just happening to be involved in a conversation with eachother at the time...

And the complete lack of "Bob" on this list after the humiliation of being outed. - -- Sean Barrett | I've had a perfectly wonderful evening. sean(a)epoptic.com | But this wasn't it. --Groucho Marx

...PGP SIGNATURE...

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFFxgji/SVOiq2uhHMRAvFpAJ498P5cGvKhGEMyNH3oiK3Dw57tLgCeO99N 7qRKF0TMhE4pU8AgrHWnhnU= =Q+Yf -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Parker Peters

6 Feb 6 Feb

3:03 p.m.

I'm going to guess that has more to do with the fact that he's on moderation. Given the tone of his messages, I have no doubt the moderators probably just blocked them all. But you can keep believing your crackpot conspiracy theory if you want. Parker On 2/4/07, Sean Barrett <sean(a)epoptic.com> wrote:

...

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Thomas Dalton stated for the record:

Sum total of zero reports of it happening to anyone else and given the number of people on this mailing list who use gmail that is somewhat odd.

And the amazing coincidence of the two accounts that got confused just happening to be involved in a conversation with eachother at the time...

And the complete lack of "Bob" on this list after the humiliation of being outed. - -- Sean Barrett | I've had a perfectly wonderful evening. sean(a)epoptic.com | But this wasn't it. --Groucho Marx

...PGP SIGNATURE...

_______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l

Earle Martin

5 Feb 5 Feb

12:21 a.m.

On 02/02/07, Alphax (Wikipedia email) <alphasigmax(a)gmail.com> wrote:

...

He IS on moderation, and if you continue to flame him, you will be too.

I'm so glad you informed us of this fact a few minutes after deciding to tell the list that you've put me on moderation. Thanks for the fair warning. -- Earle Martin http://downlode.org/ http://purl.org/net/earlemartin/

MacGyverMagic/Mgm

1 Feb 1 Feb

9:40 a.m.

I don't know how long you've been gone, but last week seems to have been relatively calm. Mgm On 1/31/07, Parker Peters <parkerpeters1002(a)gmail.com> wrote:

...

I'm amazed. I'll be writing in-depth responses to a few people shortly, but I'm amazed at everything that happens when I just go away for a few days. Parker _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l

6301

days inactive

6307

days old

wikien-l@lists.wikimedia.org

Manage subscription

23 comments

16 participants

tags (0)

participants (16)

Alphax (Wikipedia email)
David Gerard
Earle Martin
geni
Guy Chapman aka JzG
Joshua Brady
Kurt Maxwell Weber
MacGyverMagic/Mgm
Mark Ryan
Michael Bimmler
Parker Peters
Rich Holton
Sean Barrett
Sean Black
Tariq Ab- Jo- Tu-
Thomas Dalton