[Foundation-l] [WikiEN-l] Poetlister sockfarm nailed

[geni]

2008/9/14 David Gerard <dgerard at gmail.com>:
> 2008/9/14 Christiano Moreschi <moreschiwikiman at hotmail.co.uk>:
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>> Another good point. It's really a syndrome of "en's younger brothers" mentality. Said syndrome is usually marked by far more relaxed discipline than on en, and considerable antipathy towards en people who dare suggest that en standards might actually be better.
>> This mentality, as I read it, is how Poetlister got a foot in the door at WQ: how the accounts there still aren't all banned and retain most privileges, how an attempt to merely tag them as socks based on FT2's meta report got reverted, and it also explains this thread:
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:ANI#admin_abuse:_block_on_wikitionary
>> Personally, I think some chips need to come off shoulders here. There needs to be greater cross-project cooperation, not pointless hostility for the sake of it.
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> The en:wq problem is fundamentally Aphaia enabling Poetlister's
> activities there, apparently due to resentment of en:wp or something.
> I think a detailed explanation from her is in order at this time.
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> - d.
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Looks like fairly standard issue of a wiki community not knowing what
to do when confronted with a new situation. En has much the same issue
when new things crop up although there tends to be more running around
and drama.


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geni