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(a)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,
Erik
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