[Wikipedia-l] Re: Requesting Sysop Status

[Steve Callaway]

Having read some of your comments and the arrogance which you have responded
to a number of people who have expressed legitimate concerns about your
actions, I would about as much consider trusting you with sysop status as I
would consider inviting George W. Bush around for supper, i.e. not very.

rgds

Steve Callaway [sjc]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Throbbing Monster Cock" <thromoco at yahoo.com>
To: <wikipedia-l at wikipedia.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 8:51 PM
Subject: [Wikipedia-l] Re: Requesting Sysop Status


> > I am requesting sysop status on Wikipedia.
>
> I see that within minutes of my requesting sysop
> status, Maveric149 rushed to the
> [[Wikipedia:Administrators]] page to alter the
> admission policy.
>
> Specifically, he added the word "trusted" to the
> criteria.  This word has not been part of the policy
> since August 12th, when it was removed by Lee Daniel
> Crocker.
>
> I interpret this action to imply that Maveric149 does
> not trust me, and intends to use his post facto
> manipulation of the policy to oppose my promotion.
>
> Nonetheless, my request for Sysop status still stands.
>  My edits have been useful contributions to Wikipedia.
>  I have not been involved in any edit wars, with the
> possible exception of the "Hitler's Balls" issue which
> was (and is) a difference of opinion regarding the
> copyright status of the text in question.
>
> I fit the written guidelines prior to Maveric149's
> edits.  Since I can further attest that I consider
> myself "trusted", I continue to fit the guidelines
> after his edits.
>
> --TMC
>
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