I accidentally replied only to Chris previously, a fact he has kindly and gently pointed out to me. In view of recent developments, I'm posting it to the list.
On 7/13/05, Chris Jenkinson chris@starglade.org wrote:
(why did you reply to the 'disclaimer at the bottom of wikipedia pages' thread?)
Because I'm using GMail, which threads messages based on subject line. For me to start a new thread on a new topic, the easiest way to do so is to reply to an existing message and change the subject line. My apologies if this has confused you (or anyone else). I might be a bit less lazy in future!
Who is this user who has made this statement? The only reason, I can see, for someone to make reverts to every edit a person makes is if that person is hard-banned. I'm guessing (maybe hoping) that the person who said this is just in a bad mood.
He's ALWAYS in a bad mood. He's threatening (and making) reverts to the edits of any editor in good standing whom he considers to be a member of a particular group, whether they edit on controversial subjects or articles or not. Fix a spelling mistake and this editor will revert the edit.
My take is that he's not serious, but rather is making a plea for attention and wants to be talked out of his threat. It's the sort of thing a teenager would say before a failed suicide attempt.
Whether or not he means what he says, this sort of thing is pretty disturbing. Is announcing with pride the number of your edits the immediate precursor to a breakdown?
There's a link to the page here: http://tinyurl.com/cgpbc