Wikipedia Sucks!

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Results are out. woo.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia ... 23#Results

Everyone gets in except Wugapodes and Robert

Yup, David Gerard's sockpuppet is now an arbitrator for two years. Whoo hoo.

gnngl wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 30, 2023 3:24 am

Results are out. woo.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia ... 23#Results

Everyone gets in except Wugapodes and Robert

Basically what I thought, except that I didn't think that many candidates would get in. They must be really desperate. Just like with RfA, running human garbage Discord ADHD nerds like Red-tailed hawk and Tails Wx. It's not like it matter anyway - half of the will have disappeared or retired by the next election. HTD.

I wonder why Bbb23 hasn't run for ArbCom, maybe he will next year.

Bbb23sucks wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 31, 2023 2:19 am

Just like with RfA, running human garbage Discord ADHD nerds like Red-tailed hawk and Tails Wx.

That has ALWAYS been the Wiki-Way. It was like that long before Discord existed, before Twitter or Facebook, going back to IRC channels as the "best way" for nerds to cooperate. Set up a society run by damaged nerds and you get nothing but more damaged nerds.

ericbarbour wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 31, 2023 4:40 am

Bbb23sucks wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 31, 2023 2:19 am

Just like with RfA, running human garbage Discord ADHD nerds like Red-tailed hawk and Tails Wx.

That has ALWAYS been the Wiki-Way. It was like that long before Discord existed, before Twitter or Facebook, going back to IRC channels as the "best way" for nerds to cooperate. Set up a society run by damaged nerds and you get nothing but more damaged nerds.

Agree. But their standards have lowered even further lately. My full thoughts are more complicated, I'll write a post before.

Former Arb Worm That Turned just resigned his sysop + crat: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?ol ... op_for_WTT

I intend this to be permanent, and should I wish admin / crat rights again, I will do so through the RfA / RfB processes

Oooof.

That's a kick in the nuts for wikiland.

He's done. Got sick of Team Asshole and found himself a life.

I don't think it is remotely a coincidence that one of his last official acts as an ex-arb was to be taken in by Beeblebrox's claims that he had been unfairly suspended as a result of a grand conspiracy.

Only to be told that this wasn't remotely the case, as Worm would have known had he been privy to the full facts as only an Arbitrator (and Beeblebrox) were.

With his usual grace, he apologized, and sympathised with the plight of people whose sad lot in life is to deal with people like Beeblebrox and his bullshit complaints and appeals. People who should know better and yet want to abuse the limited time of incredibly stressed volunteers, rather than let them handle matters with far more genuine merit.

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?ti ... 1187075423

I remember being thoroughly disappointed by Worm's comment. It was far below his usual high standards, and is indeed perhaps well explained by him having less time to devote to Wikipedia.

Beeblebrox does yet more damage to Wikipedia. Beeblebrox remains an Administrator. Beeblebrox and Wikipediocracy are as tight as ever, ensuring serious critics are never seen or heard.

This is why Wikipedia does not deserve nice things.

Wikipedia has just lost yet another nice thing. For good.

Now they have people on ArbCom who are barely out of Admin short trousers, in future likely having to deal with yet another civility case because people like Hemiauchenia saying things like "You have nothing valuable to contribute to this website, and I suggest you find something better to do with your life." is apparently OK.

That particularly little boy, as he messes around in the Wikipediocracy sandpit, has clearly been influenced by the likes of Beeblebrox, Black Kite, Boing!, Ritchie, and now the dark cloud that is Bishonen's approval. All theoretically people who are held to the required standards by ArbCom.

No wonder Worm was also a disappearing voice on Wikipediocracy too.

Down and down they go, Wikipedia and Wikipediocracy, into the swamp.

HTD.