[WikiEN-l] Wikipedia Freedom Fighters?

[icewedge at gmail.com]

Just ignore it. All admins have been getting these. Nothing is coming of it,
except perhaps some little humor if one so desires.

On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 11:09 AM, Charles Matthews <
charles.r.matthews at ntlworld.com> wrote:

> David Gerard wrote:
> > On 28 March 2010 17:18, William Pietri <william at scissor.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >> I just received an odd email suggesting I hand over my admin account to
> >> the "Wikipedia Freedom Fighters". I see that they did something similar
> >> back in May. Whether this is an actual effort or just a way to stir up
> >> trouble, I dunno -- the content was ridiculous enough that I figure it's
> >> probably trolling -- but I figured I'd mention it.
> >>
> >
> >
> > Indeed. Best filed with any other phishing or trolling.
> >
> >
> Goes like this:
>
> "As an advanced user here at wikipedia, I am sure you are familiar with
> the corruption and bureaucracy that exists at every level, with the site
> effectively being run by a clique of editors who are only looking out
> for their own interests. Heck, maybe you are one of them! Hopefully
> though you are not, and would be willing to help us restore fairness and
> integrity to the project...
>
> We are currently expanding our portfolio of administrator accounts and
> perhaps you could consider sharing yours with us - to do so will take you
> only two minutes: change the password (if desired) and then reply to this
> email with your login details. We'll do the rest!
>
> Thank you for your time and consideration, and naturally do not hesitate to
> contact us if you have any questions."
>
> That's an onsite mail, from the account of User:Goldfishhunting who has
> been blocked.
>
> Charles
>
>
>
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