He gone

[ericbarbour]

They closed and archived the recall request. Nothing happened. It is quite possible that NO action will be taken.

Bbb has not done anything since the 9th. If he logs in and starts reverting/banning, THEN you will know it failed. Do not expect any public announcement.

Also don't be surprised if somebody tries to open an Arbcom case about Bbb23--and Arbcom ignores or dismisses it, because Bbb23 is a "special little magical critter" who much be protected at all costs. They have done very similar things before.

[ericbarbour]

After the recall request was certified and closed, the babbling continued in a fresh AN thread.

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?ti ... _certified

[ylevental]

Something I missed? XD

[ylevental]

And remember, Bbb23 (and all other admins): No Kings.

He promised to retire because of the CU revocation, then broke his promise shortly after.

[ericbarbour]

Beeb logged in twice since the 9th, on the 13th and the 18th, just to remove some blabbering on his talkpage. NO ONE is allowed to point out that Beeb has a long history of abuse. Obviously he only wants to see supporters here.

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?ti ... 1295397216
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?ti ... 1296182194

[DexterPointy]

I have a technical question.
Reading Bbb23, 6.Jun.2025, @ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia ... call/Bbb23 :

If the required 25 signatures is reached, I do not intend to stand for re-election. If I understand the process, my bit will be removed sometime after that. I will then retire from editing Wikipedia. ...

But Bbb23 is still, now 22.Jun.2025, an "Administrator" ref. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia ... s/Active#B

So, why the fuck is there neither any RfA found, nor has any removal taken place?

[ylevental]

I have a technical question.
Reading Bbb23, 6.Jun.2025, @ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia ... call/Bbb23 :

If the required 25 signatures is reached, I do not intend to stand for re-election. If I understand the process, my bit will be removed sometime after that. I will then retire from editing Wikipedia. ...

But Bbb23 is still, now 22.Jun.2025, an "Administrator" ref. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia ... s/Active#B

So, why the fuck is there neither any RfA found, nor has any removal taken place?

I think Bbb23 just won't edit and will become an inactive account. Inactive accounts lose their admin privileges.

[ericbarbour]

I think Bbb23 just won't edit and will become an inactive account. Inactive accounts lose their admin privileges.

Usually they do, and it might take months or years. Don't be a bit surprised if he and his supporters are just waiting for the stink to blow over. He's OBSESSED, he won't just drop his account and leave.

I would expect that he also has a few dozen sock accounts lined up and ready to go to RFA, in case they do desysop him. The level of corruption and favoritism isn't as bad as in the 2005-2012 period, but it's still somewhere around the Chicago-in-the-1930s range. Bribe your alderman and pay the neighborhood protection racket or something bad will happen to your business. That kind of thing.