[Foundation-l] Issues regarding admin(s?) on wikinews, effects: globally

[Nathan Reed]

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 at 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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