Check out my talk page. Not only has DW attacked me as a moron, but he has specifically mentioned Jtdirl and and Deb as morons. And you've already seen what he's had to say about Magnus Manske. And then check out [[Wikipedia talk:Tokerboy's Law]] and [[Talk:Georges Seurat]].
Zoe
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At 16:47 25/01/2003 -0800, you wrote:
Check out my talk page. Not only has DW attacked me as a moron, but he has specifically mentioned Jtdirl and and Deb as morons. And you've already seen what he's had to say about Magnus Manske. And then check out [[Wikipedia talk:Tokerboy's Law]] and [[Talk:Georges Seurat]].
Zoe
Yes, I'm afraid things have got to the stage where I simply don't edit DW's contributions for fear of getting into a big and stupid and pointless argument with him (I really commend Zoe for taking him on, because it's a completely unenviable task). He writes some pretty good biographies (although they are *pure* biography - he'll tell you where a poet studied and what she had for breakfast in 1917, but won't tell you much about her poems), but I tend to think that he's more trouble than he's worth. I've completely lost my rag with him a couple of times, which I'm not proud of, but he does have this tremendous knack of getting up people's noses.
I'm not saying we should ban him, but it would be nice if somebody who doesn't hate him as much as I do and who maybe hasn't had dealings with him before could have a go at asking him to be polite, consider that the 'pedia is a work in progress, that he doesn't "own" the pages he writes, and that sort of thing. I'm really worried that he's going to drive new users away (and maybe some old ones as well).
Good luck to anybody who tries to talk to him.
lp (camembert)
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DW wrote this on Jtdirl's talk page: Big, big mistake taking me on... Phonies like you who hide behind a computer can pretend to be anything and there are always enough dummies around to buy your load of crap. Your supposed resum� isn't worth zip. I understand why people like you find Wkipedia perfect for self-glorification. Exactly what has been your REAL contribution to Wikipedia? I don't need pats on the back so I don't run around like a child signing my logo on as many articles as possible. I do QUALITY work without fanfare until retards like you show up. Hey Superstar? Why not have them vote to get rid of me?....DW Methinks he's oulived his usefulness. He does write good articles, but now he's come undone. Zoe
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Jimbo, care to play benevolent dictator once again? (Of course, DW explicitly suggests a vote ;-)
Regards,
Erik
DW wrote this on Jtdirl's talk page: Big, big mistake taking me on... Phonies like you who hide behind a computer can pretend to be anything and there are always enough dummies
around to
buy your load of crap. Your supposed resumé isn't worth zip. I understand why people like you find Wkipedia perfect for self-glorification. Exactly what has been your REAL contribution to Wikipedia? I don't need pats on
the
back so I don't run around like a child signing my logo on as many
articles
as possible. I do QUALITY work without fanfare until retards like you show up. Hey Superstar? Why not have them vote to get rid of me?....DW Methinks he's oulived his usefulness. He does write good articles, but now he's come undone.
Geez.
Zoe wrote:
DW wrote this on Jtdirl's talk page: Big, big mistake taking me on... Phonies like you who hide behind a computer can pretend to be anything and there are always enough dummies around to buy your load of crap. Your supposed resumé isn't worth zip. I understand why people like you find Wkipedia perfect for self-glorification. Exactly what has been your REAL contribution to Wikipedia? I don't need pats on the back so I don't run around like a child signing my logo on as many articles as possible. I do QUALITY work without fanfare until retards like you show up. Hey Superstar? Why not have them vote to get rid of me?....DW Methinks he's oulived his usefulness. He does write good articles, but now he's come undone. Zoe
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On sab, 2003-01-25 at 17:25, Zoe wrote:
DW wrote this on Jtdirl's talk page:
...I don't need pats on the back so I don't run around like a child signing my logo on as many articles as possible.
Yeah, that explains why he runs around slapping his initials everywhere with plaints about the heathens destroying his beautiful prose (by putting it into complete sentences).
Because he's *so selfless*. Suuure.
-- brion vibber (brion @ pobox.com)
I don't really login much on the weekends, but on Monday I'll try to resolve this. All I can say is, DW needs to not be so hostile by a factor of 100.
Zoe wrote:
Check out my talk page. Not only has DW attacked me as a moron, but he has specifically mentioned Jtdirl and and Deb as morons. And you've already seen what he's had to say about Magnus Manske. And then check out [[Wikipedia talk:Tokerboy's Law]] and [[Talk:Georges Seurat]].
Zoe
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