[WikiEN-l] To have or to have not power -- "giggle," "giggle"

[K P]

On 6/18/07, elisabeth bauer <eflebeth at googlemail.com> wrote:
> 2007/6/18, K P <kpbotany at gmail.com>:
>
> > I was attacked to get me to shut up.  Certainly it was a
> > well-orchestrated, well,  maybe not that well since it wound up being
> > funny and ridiculous, but an attempt at a well-orchestrated gang up to
> > get me to shut up and stop editing because I had the nerve to call
> > someone on their bad conduct.
> >
> > This happens all the time to editors on Wikipedia.
>
> Could you please provide a link to your case so everybody can form his
> own opinion about it?
>
> greetings,
> elian
>
It's on my talk page, links galore.  However, let's discuss it there
if you want to discuss it, but it's done and over with, other than it
was another case where people asked questions and were ganged up on in
response with their questions and concerns raised being ignored in the
ensuing fracas--a typical Wikipedia situation when admins behave badly
and they're supported by the rest of their clique.

Wikipedia has a huge audience, it's time it was run with a bit of
responsiblity. And no part of that include people raising legitimate
concerns about how Wikipedia is run and by whom, and being met with
mobbing behaviour (great little new article).

It makes us look silly.  It looses issues.  It creates new ones and
reactionary stances that may not be so well thought out.  Simpy
treating issues that raise legitimate concerns with respect and
dealing with the issues instead of resorting to ganging up on those
raising the issues would go a long way.

The issues raised about Jay were concerning his access to tools that
gave him information (and Slim Virgin it appears) that others do not
have access to.  Both Slim and Jay revealed this information in RfAs,
a politically charged and unpolite process currently on Wikipedia.
Both revealed this information in RfAs, while now claiming that using
open proxies is harmful to Wikipedia.  But neither brought this up to
editors in good standing, editors who make valuable contributions to
Wikipedia (and vandal fighting is necessary, therefore valuable, so
please don't disparage the work other editors do), outside the RfAs.
If it is so harmful to use open proxies on Wikipedia, editors in good
standing should be explicitly warned against using them, then blocked
should they continue using them.

If the policy is going to be enforced, don't enforce it at politically
charged times only.  Enforce it all of the time.  Especially if it is
as harmful to Wikipedia as Slim has said it is.

KP Botany