The thing is, whether we like it or not, SV is outed and there's nothing that can be done about it. We can only control (to some extent) the content of wikipedia, we have no ability to put the genie back in the bottle everywhere else.
If she's concerned about her identity and avoiding stalkers but wants to continue on wikipedia the best thing for her to do is to terminate her SlimVirgin account and start a new one. I wouldn't be opposed to automatically giving that new account admin status though doing that would look suspicious so it would probably be more prudent for her to just edit with a fresh beginners account and then get admin status through the normal channels after 2 or 3 months. I'm sure any new account she has would pass a RFA with flying colours.
But what we're in right now is a long war of attrition which we can't win if winning means protecting SV from harassment and outing and we can't win it because we don't run the internet.
Sarah, I honestly think it's in your own best interests to close the SV account and start again. Choose a new name that isn't connected with your real life identity in anyway. Stay away from a few tell-tale topics. You might even want to have an alternate account so you can "segregate" eg use one account of animal rights type work, another for your other interests, in order to lessen the chances that your enemies will detect you.
There's no shame in doing this. It would help put an end to the current drama, protect you from stalking etc, and let you get on with your wikipedia editing without being hassled by trolls.
It's not "appeasement", it's the only practical solution if you are serious about both protecting yoru anonymity (or regaining it, to be more accurate) and saving Wikipedia from endless drama.
SP
On 8/2/07, Nick Wilkins nlwilkins@gmail.com wrote:
On 8/2/07, jayjg jayjg99@gmail.com wrote:
On 8/2/07, Joshua Brady somitho@gmail.com wrote:
Guys/Gals/Others,
<snip>
We have all established:
- SlimVirgin's handling could have been better/worse/should be
oversighted/should not have been oversighted/we need to hire ninjas to settle this/her MI6 handler is ready to wage a nuclear war James Bond style.
- Jayjg's time here has come to a close and he should give it up or go
into hiding.
LOL! We have all "established" this, have we?
Yup. The only question now is, how do we pay for the ninjas?
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