Steve-
I agree with the sentiments expressed by Oliver here -- not that I dont understand Eriks comment as tongue in cheek ;)-- but Erik's recent "unilateral removal" of RK from nomination was a bit too "unilateral" -- as such a philosophy of unilateralism tends to contradict the more general notions of voting, democracy, and so forth.
The only thing you will accomplish with this RK sysop nomination nonsense (which he himself never asked for) is yet another flamewar because you know exactly from the initial reaction that there is strong opposition to this nomination. I consider your actions harmful to the community and counter-productive. If RK wants to apply for sysop status, let him. But there's no reason for you to nominate specifically controversial Wikipedians. This kind of behavior reminds me very much of the troublemaking that got Lir banned. Not only do you insist on starting this flamewar, you also spammed many user talk pages to make sure that the maximum number of people get involved in the flamewar. Great thinking there! Here's a selection of your recent edits:
# 01:25, Aug 17, 2003 User talk:Danny # 01:24, Aug 17, 2003 User talk:Cyp (top) [rollback] # 01:24, Aug 17, 2003 User talk:Cprompt # 01:23, Aug 17, 2003 User talk:Camembert # 01:23, Aug 17, 2003 User talk:Dante Alighieri (top) [rollback] # 01:22, Aug 17, 2003 User talk:Delirium (top) [rollback] # 01:22, Aug 17, 2003 User talk:The Epopt (top) [rollback] # 01:21, Aug 17, 2003 User talk:Fred Bauder (top) [rollback] # 01:20, Aug 17, 2003 User talk:Goatasaur (top) [rollback] # 01:20, Aug 17, 2003 User talk:Hephaestos (top) [rollback] # 01:19, Aug 17, 2003 User talk:Infrogmation (top) [rollback] # 01:19, Aug 17, 2003 User talk:JeLuF (top) [rollback] # 01:19, Aug 17, 2003 User talk:Karen Johnson (top) [rollback] # 01:18, Aug 17, 2003 User talk:Maveric149 # 01:16, Aug 17, 2003 User talk:LittleDan (top) [rollback] # 01:16, Aug 17, 2003 User talk:Evercat (top) [rollback] # 01:13, Aug 17, 2003 User talk:Jtdirl # 01:11, Aug 17, 2003 User talk:AntonioMartin (top) [rollback] # 01:10, Aug 17, 2003 User talk:Andre Engels # 01:09, Aug 17, 2003 User talk:Anthere (top) [rollback] # 01:09, Aug 17, 2003 User talk:Brion VIBBER # 01:08, Aug 17, 2003 User talk:Olivier (top) [rollback] # 01:06, Aug 17, 2003 User talk:The Cunctator (top) [rollback] # 01:06, Aug 17, 2003 User talk:Maveric149 # 01:05, Aug 17, 2003 User talk:Deb (top) [rollback] # 01:05, Aug 17, 2003 User talk:Ed Poor (top) [rollback] # 01:04, Aug 17, 2003 User talk:Eloquence # 01:01, Aug 17, 2003 User talk:Jtdirl # 01:00, Aug 17, 2003 User talk:Lee Daniel Crocker (top) [rollback] # 00:59, Aug 17, 2003 User talk:Slrubenstein # 00:59, Aug 17, 2003 User talk:Tim Starling (top) [rollback] # 00:58, Aug 17, 2003 User talk:Tim Starling (form letter) # 00:55, Aug 17, 2003 User talk:Angela (2 messages -- gotta run) # 00:54, Aug 17, 2003 User talk:Mbecker (top) [rollback] # 00:52, Aug 17, 2003 User talk:MyRedDice # 00:40, Aug 17, 2003 User talk:Angela # 00:20, Aug 17, 2003 User talk:Angela
Frankly, I am increasingly convinced that you are deliberately trolling. Maybe you could concentrate on writing articles for a change.
Regards,
Erik