[WikiEN-l] [WIKIEN-l] It's probably nothing, but ...

[Soxred93]

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And besides, it's not like a compromised admin could do permanent  
damage. Unlike a few years ago, everything can be reverted.

- -X!

On May 24, 2009, at 7:18 AM [May 24, 2009 ], FT2 wrote:

> Er... yes. And by the magic power vested in this rock and their
> super-hacking skills,  they shall also turn all editors into modern  
> Swiss
> historians at the same time, fix the world economy, and invent
> faster-than-light travel.
>
> In other words, ignore it.
>
> FT2
>
>
> On Sun, May 24, 2009 at 11:59 AM, William King  
> <williamcarlking at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> I got the same message from [[User: Joe Ker]] back on Thursday  
>> night. That
>> user was subsequently blocked after I notified admins on IRC
>> (#wikipedia-en)
>> about the situation.
>>
>> William King (Willking1979)
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "C. Currie" <coreyjcurrie at gmail.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2009 6:53 AM
>> To: <wikien-l at lists.wikimedia.org>
>> Subject: [WikiEN-l] [WIKIEN-l] It's probably nothing, but ...
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I received this message in my inbox a few hours ago.  Did anyone  
>>> else
>>> recieve it, and does anyone know if there's anything of substance  
>>> behind
>>> it?
>>>
>>> CJ
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: EnduranceFan <the4joker at gmail.com>
>>> Date: Sun, May 24, 2009 at 3:06 AM
>>> Subject: Wikipedia e-mail
>>> To: CJCurrie <coreyjcurrie at gmail.com>
>>>
>>>
>>> Tonight, you’re all gonna be a part of a social experiment.  
>>> Through the
>>> magic of hacking skills and steward powers, I’m ready right now  
>>> to blow
>>> your
>>> minds sky high. Anyone attempts to block me or revert, you all get
>>> desysopped.
>>>
>>> Each of you has a button to block another editor. At midnight, I  
>>> desysop
>>> and
>>> block you all. If, however, one of you indefinitely blocks as many
>>> constructive editors as you can, I’ll let that admin keep their  
>>> admin
>>> powers. So, who’s it gonna be? Wikipedia’s most-wanted scumbag  
>>> collection
>>> or
>>> the sweet and innocent contributors? You choose. Oh, and you  
>>> might wanna
>>> decide quickly because the other administrators may not be quite so
>>> noble. ―
>>> The Joker
>>>
>>> --
>>> This e-mail was sent by user "EnduranceFan" on the English  
>>> Wikipedia to
>>> user
>>> "CJCurrie". It has been automatically delivered and the Wikimedia
>>> Foundation
>>> cannot be held responsible for its contents.
>>>
>>> The sender has not been given any information about your e-mail  
>>> account
>>> and
>>> you are not required to reply to this e-mail. For further  
>>> information on
>>> privacy, security, and replying, as well as abuse and removal from
>>> emailing,
>>> see <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Email>.
>>
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