[WikiEN-l] Jayjg is not AWOL

Steven Walling steven.walling at gmail.com
Mon Aug 27 18:31:49 UTC 2007


Trolling is trying to stir shit up, accusing the ArbCom and Jimbo with not
dealing with the issue...and then, when they say they are dealing with it,
still grinding your axe. Just have some patience and wait. It's vastly
premature to be crying "cover up" and "cabal" when the hearing isn't even
closed yet.

On 8/27/07, Frank Bellowes <fbellowes at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Jimbo, the day that demands for accountability become "trolling" is
> the day Wikipedia ceases to be a project with some sort of social good
> in mind and becomes a private club. I don't think that's what most
> Wikipedians signed on to.
>
> Please do not label legitimate questions "trolling" just because you
> seem to prefer private accommodation to public responsibility.
>
> On 8/27/07, Jimmy Wales <jwales at wikia.com> wrote:
> > Let me nip this in the bud.
> >
> > Frank Bellowes wrote:
> > > At the very least Jimbo should direct the ArbComm to examine Jay's
> > > possible abuse of his Oversight tools and investigate other possible
> > > abuses.  The dereliction of duty by a senior admin is a serious
> > > problem which should not be swept under the carpet or overlooked.
> > > Doing so only further damages Wikipedia's credibility in a year in
> > > which we have taken a number of serious blows.
> >
> > This entire email was ludicrous, frankly.
> >
> > Jayjg (and SlimVirgin) have both been responsive and participating in
> > the discussion about this.
> >
> > If people wonder why we do some discussions like this privately, Frank's
> > email is a good example of why... trolling.
> >
> >
> > --Jimbo
> >
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