I chatted with Apple/Kyle for a few moments on IRC and it appears he was goaded into posting by NGerda (who has been "helping him out with some stuff"). Kyle was led to believe the block might have been handled in the wrong way and in his words, "got kinda pissed and just started writing an email". He's acknowledged that the post might have better been directed to wikinews-l -- if it should have been sent at all.
I think we can expect some clarification tomorrow.
-Chiacomo
On 7/6/05, Erik Moeller erik_moeller@gmx.de wrote:
Kyle Lutze:
let me clarify really fast: Erik is his real name Xirzon is his IRC nick Eloquence is his wikinews name Ida_mayhem is his bot name
Hi,
yes, things can be a bit confusing sometimes. I intend to change my username to my real name once we have single login.
Ok, I have now been informed that nGerda was blocked validly.
I'd be happy to post the relevant IRC log for anyone interested. I was actually very reluctant to block Nick, because we get along quite well, and because he has made many good contributions. However, I was the only admin who was not involved in the dispute and who was available at the time. 3RR is documented policy on Wikinews as it is on Wikipedia. I have never blocked a sysop on Wikinews before, as far as I can remember. I have also never created a sock puppet on a Wikimedia wiki, ever.
As for the specific examples, I'm making those fools dig up evidence now as I'm a tad bit embarrassed that they told me lies in the first place.
There is a big brouhaha going on at the moment about Amgine's departure and his plans for a new "Open Wikinews". Those who want to read the whole mess can do it at http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikinews/Open_English http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikinews/Open_English
Meanwhile, I'm inviting an open discussion about the future of the project, which I will announce separately.
Best,
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