Jeff V. Merkey wrote:
Jack wrote:
I would
suggest creating a banned ISP listing with ranges based on
persistent vandals, and when they suspend the accounts, you will unblock
them
at the firewall. It fixed my vandalism problems. I have 0% vandalism at
the WikiGadugi site and I stuck it to WillyOnWheels.
Jeff
Jeff, you shoulda made this a board election issue - you could
probably have gotten a ton of votes from all the good editors the
vandals are slowly driving off.
I think the other candidates can certainly use the same platform if they
wish and I'll throw the code
over the wall to the Foundation.
I decided not to run for the position because,
A) I don't have time to travel all over the place at my own expense and
run three companies too, plus WikiGadugi.
B) There are some folks in the community who would make a public stink
and Jimbo's life mierable were I to be elected/appointed,
and fracture and polarize the community (not that big a concern but not
a good starting point).
C) The Bylaws setup a 3-2 voting structure where the other board members
are always going to get overruled on any vote that
is not 5-0.
D) The B&O Insurance won't cover any claims for the foundation board of
trustees and I would have to get a policy from a group that handles
non-profits like the foundation.
E) I have too many irons in the fire as it is, and the WikiGadugi
project and my other interests will suffer.
F) I am an excellent public speaker and look good in a suit, but a
really good PR person is what's needed to be successful in this role
who is young and vibrant to give it an excellent public image, not an
old Cherokee Indian Grandfather.
:-)
Jeff
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If they wanted me to do something like "project coordinator Native
American Languages Program",
I would do that and travel around and visit the tribes and promote
Wikipedia and that would be something that
would dovetail nicely, I do not think I can or should be on their Board.
I sit on too many Boards already
and when you are on more than three, your B&O insurance goes through the
roof ....
Jeff