[WikiEN-l] Is Jack a troll?

Mills, Billy billy.mills at thomson.com
Mon Feb 2 16:47:31 UTC 2004



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Poor, Edmund W [mailto:Edmund.W.Poor at abc.com]
> Sent: 02 February 2004 16:42
> To: English Wikipedia
> Subject: [WikiEN-l] Is Jack a troll?
> 
> 
> I fired this shot across JackLynch's bow:
> ----
> Jack,
> 
> If you can make Tannin so angry that he swears at you, I 
> can't think of
> anything but the probability that you are provoking him on purpose.
> Maybe to test the new Mediation/Arbitration system? If not, my
> apologies, but that's how it looks to me.
> 
> So, please try harder to be nice! :-)
> ----
> 
> Given the timing of his appearance, and the issues he focuses on, I
> think it's more likely he's a sock puppet than a newbie. 
> 
> Advice?
> 
> Ed Poor
> One of many Wikipedia admins
>

I've had little direct contact with him, but this user seems hell bent on
pushing the limits of everything (see his voting on VfD for the last few
weeks, for instance). I consider him a troll and advise the simple expedient
of ignoring him completely from here on in.

Billy Mills 


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