N.T. Riche wrote:
Jack Lynch jacklynch@excite.com wrote:
This user has taken to calling me "Troll", and dismissing me w such in talk pages.
This is very typical of Rick, He can be like this. Personally I feel Rick's behavior as sysop is terrible, and he should be de-sysoped. Now I have tried to reason with Rick, but he has called me a troll and the like.
When I see Rick's signature on a mailing list post I am already predisposed to give it minimum credibility.
Nothing could be my brother in arms, becuase Rick will be defended by the sysops. Wikipedia is a Dictatorship, you cannot question people like Rick lest you'll be banned. However, I can help you nevertheless my brother, please join the IRC channel (as a matter of fact if Rick is reading this I'd like you also to join because I wish to discuss my POV with you).
Wikipedia has far too many sysops. Too many are prone to use that status as a means for enforcing a POV, and acting theron like self-appointed policemen. There are enough now to be able to work together to succeed in their efforts. If a person is going to be a sysop, he needs to be held to a higher standard of behaviour than an average user. I would support any move to reduce the number of sysops.
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