I'd say RickK's treatment of Willswikihelp is pretty close to harrassing a new user, given that he reverted the user twice, and in doing so didn't once post a polite edit summary, nor a helpful comment to Willswikihelp's talk page, or even any comment whatsoever to either article's talk page, even after Willswikihelp complained of harassment on RickK's talk page.
Since Willswikihelp is such a new user, you can quickly review his entire contribution history and see how just one or two people, especially if they're admins, can ruin the good faith of a new user.
The actions and comments of Cantus and SchmuckyTheCat aren't any better, but they're not admins, so personally, I don't expect nearly as much from them. (However, reading SchmuckyTheCat's edit summaries in response to this new user on the South Lake Tahoe, California article is especially disturbing.)
I doubt you'll ever see this new user complain to the ArbCom. He's obviously frustrated. I'm not sure he'll be back.
Michael Turley User:Unfocused
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Personally, I'd like to see an example of an admin repeatedly harrasing a regular user failing to be put before arbcom.
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On 6/1/05, michaelturley@myway.com michaelturley@myway.com wrote:
I'd say RickK's treatment of Willswikihelp is pretty close to harrassing a new user
Pretty close? I'd say it's over the line, personally, having reviewed the history.
Rick, can you justify your behavior in treating well-meaning new users who are making accurate and factual additions to articles in this way, treating them as if they are vandalising Wikipedia? Outright accusing them of vandalism, in fact, when all they did was add factual information that you considered inappropriately placed?
The actions and comments of Cantus and SchmuckyTheCat aren't any better, but they're not admins, so personally, I don't expect nearly as much from them. (However, reading SchmuckyTheCat's edit summaries in response to this new user on the South Lake Tahoe, California article is especially disturbing.)
I am (speaking of SchmuckyTheCat's edit summaries) frankly, disgusted that someone should address another editor on Wikipedia like that - worse yet, without even it being provoked in the slightest. Compared to that, Cantus' behavior was terse and over-harsh, but in comparison ... though I think one should not simply revert the addition of factual material because it is 'badly written'.
The whole set of behavior is frankly disturbing. Rather the antithesis of "don't bite the newbies".
-Morven
"michaelturley@myway.com" michaelturley@myway.com
wrote:
I'd say RickK's treatment of Willswikihelp is pretty close to harrassing a new user
This from User:Unfocused, who likes to run around attacking VfD nominations as bad faith.
RickK
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On 6/2/05, Rick giantsrick13@yahoo.com wrote:
This from User:Unfocused, who likes to run around attacking VfD nominations as bad faith.
Yes, and quite possibly he's following your contributions to check up on you, but you /did/ still revert a newbie adding factual information in seeming good faith twice without any explanation to him other than 'stop vandalising Wikipedia!'. You are being in that case at least, far too hurried and quick to revert.
-Matt (User:Morven)
Rick wrote:
"michaelturley@myway.com" michaelturley@myway.com
wrote:
I'd say RickK's treatment of Willswikihelp is pretty close to harrassing a new user
This from User:Unfocused, who likes to run around attacking VfD nominations as bad faith.
Ad-hominem bullshit.
--- SPUI drspui@gmail.com wrote:
Rick wrote:
"michaelturley@myway.com"
wrote:
I'd say RickK's treatment of Willswikihelp is
pretty
close to harrassing a new user
This from User:Unfocused, who likes to run around attacking VfD nominations as bad faith.
Ad-hominem bullshit.
Pot. Kettle. Black.
RickK
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Rick wrote:
--- SPUI drspui@gmail.com wrote:
Rick wrote:
"michaelturley@myway.com"
wrote:
I'd say RickK's treatment of Willswikihelp is
pretty
close to harrassing a new user
This from User:Unfocused, who likes to run around attacking VfD nominations as bad faith.
Ad-hominem bullshit.
Pot. Kettle. Black.
Yeah Rick, good job of describing yourself.