[WikiEN-l] Admins without validated e-mail addresses (was: RfAs)

Mark Gallagher m.g.gallagher at student.canberra.edu.au
Wed May 10 16:03:53 UTC 2006


G'day Pete,
> Mark wrote:
> 
>>I (like to think I) have never gone around "contentiously banning 
>>people", but I receive emails about Wikipedia all the time ... sometimes 
>>even when I'm on wikibreak.
> 
>>Perhaps I just have an open, inviting face?
> 
> Out of interest, what sort of emails do you get?

Oh, you know.  "ADMIN X HAS ABUSED HIS POWER", "You deleted article Y. 
Could you please explain why?", "YOU THINK YOU CAN BLOCK ME?  I'M AT 
UNIVERSITY, I AM.  YOU CAN'T BLOCK SHIT."  "Could you please intervene 
at Z, I'm having trouble with some problem users."

It's a mixed bag.


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Mark Gallagher
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- Danger Mouse


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