At some point Sarah was talking about people involved in this becoming admins and crats on other wikis. This is what has me confused. Are the people Gerard is refering to the same people Sarah is refering to about becoming admins on other language wikis?
Birgitte SB ---- You would have to ask Sarah and clarify with Gerard. If Gerard was referring to the example I read to him, the individual never had special ops on any project. There exist a variety of such people, though.
-Durova
Durova wrote:
At some point Sarah was talking about people involved in this becoming admins and crats on other wikis. This is what has me confused. Are the people Gerard is refering to the same people Sarah is refering to about becoming admins on other language wikis?
Birgitte SB
You would have to ask Sarah and clarify with Gerard. If Gerard was referring to the example I read to him, the individual never had special ops on any project. There exist a variety of such people, though.
I don't see Birgitte as a a person given to rash conclusions; she is probably more careful than most about questioning them. Comments about some stalker being an admin or bureaucrat do become a part of the landscape. You may even be talking about two different people. In time these stories tend to merge.
Ec
I think they're talking about people who have accounts on and edit for "attack sites". Basically, people involved with Wikipedia Review or Encyclopedia Dramatica. They may not actually be stalkers themselves, of course; this is assumed by the fact that they help build these websites.
I myself have an account on Encyclopedia Dramatica, but I have never stalked anybody. I have never threatened anybody, posted any personal information, or anything like that, and I am not of the opinion that such actions are funny. If an acquaintance is planning something along those lines, I let them know it is unacceptable.
Mark
On 10/06/2008, Ray Saintonge saintonge@telus.net wrote:
Durova wrote:
At some point Sarah was talking about people involved in this becoming admins and crats on other wikis. This is what has me confused. Are the people Gerard is refering to the same people Sarah is refering to about becoming admins on other language wikis?
Birgitte SB
You would have to ask Sarah and clarify with Gerard. If Gerard was referring to the example I read to him, the individual never had special ops on any project. There exist a variety of such people, though.
I don't see Birgitte as a a person given to rash conclusions; she is probably more careful than most about questioning them. Comments about some stalker being an admin or bureaucrat do become a part of the landscape. You may even be talking about two different people. In time these stories tend to merge.
Ec
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