OK, I'm a bit pissed. The first two voting "users" who I checked don't have /any/ Wikipedia contributions. They linked to their user pages on de.wiki so I checked their contribs;
http://de.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Spezial:Contributions&target=... Only contrib /ever/ was to create a user page
http://de.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Spezial:Contributions&target=... No contribs at all for this account
This is beyond the pale. I hereby call for a recount and a validation of every vote; in order to have a vote counted each and every person should have to declare which Wikipedia they are a contributor to and to provide a link to their Wikipedia user page.
I'm not willing to propose what the defintion of a "contributor" is at the moment, but certainly the two "users" above do not fit the bill.
-- Daniel Mayer (aka mav)
Daniel Mayer maveric149@yahoo.com, l'ami(e) des kats, avait papatté dans sa niouze :
| OK, I'm a bit pissed. The first two voting "users" who I checked | don't have /any/ Wikipedia contributions. They linked to their user | pages on de.wiki so | I checked their contribs; | | http://de.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Spezial:Contributions&target=... limit=500&offset=0 | Only contrib /ever/ was to create a user page | | http://de.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Spezial:Contributions&target=... r&limit=500&offset=0 | No contribs at all for this account |
It's confirm that Wikipedia need a IP tracking system :o|
-- Olie ze kat --------- http://www.olid.fr.st
Daniel Mayer wrote:
OK, I'm a bit pissed. The first two voting "users" who I checked don't have /any/ Wikipedia contributions. They linked to their user pages on de.wiki so I checked their contribs;
http://de.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Spezial:Contributions&target=... Only contrib /ever/ was to create a user page
http://de.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Spezial:Contributions&target=... No contribs at all for this account
This is beyond the pale. I hereby call for a recount and a validation of every vote; in order to have a vote counted each and every person should have to declare which Wikipedia they are a contributor to and to provide a link to their Wikipedia user page.
I'm not willing to propose what the defintion of a "contributor" is at the moment, but certainly the two "users" above do not fit the bill.
Did you simply forget to put a smiley on that last suggestion?
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Perhaps we could count the votes in multiple ways in order to see if they are legitimate, and whether it affects the outcome?
For example: (1) count all votes (2) count all votes except those from anon. ips. (3) count all votes for users who are 'substantial' contributors. If there's no difference in the final results, then we just don't worry about it.
It would be interesting to see if there is any one contribution that is getting a lot of 'illegal' votes. If so, we could take appropriate action.
Daniel Mayer wrote:
OK, I'm a bit pissed. The first two voting "users" who I checked don't have /any/ Wikipedia contributions. They linked to their user pages on de.wiki so I checked their contribs;
http://de.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Spezial:Contributions&target=... Only contrib /ever/ was to create a user page
http://de.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Spezial:Contributions&target=... No contribs at all for this account
This is beyond the pale. I hereby call for a recount and a validation of every vote; in order to have a vote counted each and every person should have to declare which Wikipedia they are a contributor to and to provide a link to their Wikipedia user page.
I'm not willing to propose what the defintion of a "contributor" is at the moment, but certainly the two "users" above do not fit the bill.
-- Daniel Mayer (aka mav)
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Daniel Mayer wrote:
OK, I'm a bit pissed. The first two voting "users" who I checked
don't have
/any/ Wikipedia contributions. They linked to their user pages on
de.wiki so
I checked their contribs...
Question:
Is voting open only to editors or to readers-only as well?
I personally welcome input from all people, since it is in fact readers we are trying to reach with the logo, not just editors.
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What?? was this unexpected?? If im not mistaken thats an advertisement on the front page of the WP!!
Is now the time to complain about anon/newbie votes?? No. The only gripe now is for somebody with dev access to roll up their sleeves and unplug the disposal from any dross and detritus that would (only naturally) come as a byproduct of putting a ninety-foot billboard up. -S-
--- Daniel Mayer maveric149@yahoo.com wrote:
OK, I'm a bit pissed. The first two voting "users" who I checked don't have /any/ Wikipedia contributions. They linked to their user pages on de.wiki so I checked their contribs;
http://de.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Spezial:Contributions&target=...
Only contrib /ever/ was to create a user page
http://de.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Spezial:Contributions&target=...
No contribs at all for this account
This is beyond the pale. I hereby call for a recount and a validation of every vote; in order to have a vote counted each and every person should have to declare which Wikipedia they are a contributor to and to provide a link to their Wikipedia user page.
I'm not willing to propose what the defintion of a "contributor" is at the moment, but certainly the two "users" above do not fit the bill.
-- Daniel Mayer (aka mav)
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