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== Have a look? == |
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Hi, Sean. I've posted [[User_talk:RolandR#New_accounts_run_by_experienced_users|here]] to RolandR's talk page about our joint adventure at AE recently. We need to find a venue where requests for [[WP:SCRUTINY|wp:scrutiny]] disclosures to (some appropriately selected group of?) admins are welcome, rather than being treated, most improperly, in my opinion, as some kind of harassment. SPI isn't such a venue, and perhaps AE isn't, either, or maybe that was just AGK's view. Anyway, I'd welcome your thoughts on the matter, at RolandR's page. Best, – <font face="Cambria">[[User:Ohiostandard|<font color="teal">'''OhioStandard'''</font>]] ([[User talk:Ohiostandard|talk]])</font> 02:26, 9 June 2011 (UTC) |
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:Will do a bit later. I can understand AGK's desire to keep the AE page clean (although I don't necessarily agree with it in that case) but since AGK processed my recent AE report so very efficiently he has most helpful admin of week status for me. This probably degrades my objectivity. :) <small style="border: 1px solid;padding:1px 4px 1px 3px;white-space:nowrap">'''[[User:Sean.hoyland|<font color="#000">Sean.hoyland</font>]]''' - '''[[User talk:Sean.hoyland|talk]]'''</small> 02:53, 9 June 2011 (UTC) |
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::Yes, I can too. I certainly shouldn't have responded to my follower; that was dumb. But if we're not to be allowed to ask at AE for wp:scrutiny disclosure of prior accounts to some trusted group, when a new account is in use by so obviously experienced an editor, I don't know where we ''can'' ask. Re "helpful admin status", though, I'm afraid [[User_talk:Ohiostandard#You_are_already|this]] has rather sunk his prospects for my vote. Anyway, good on you for that report; thanks for filing it, and look forward to hearing your thoughts on scrutiny disclosures being required in such cases. – <font face="Cambria">[[User:Ohiostandard|<font color="teal">'''OhioStandard'''</font>]] ([[User talk:Ohiostandard|talk]])</font> 05:17, 9 June 2011 (UTC) |
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== Btselem == |
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did you read my source from the JPOST which legitimised my edit saying that they considered it an extreme left wing organisation? <small><span class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Bouklyloo|Bouklyloo]] ([[User talk:Bouklyloo|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Bouklyloo|contribs]]) 11:20, 9 June 2011 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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:Yes, I did. I also searched for "left" and "ext". Please could you paste the sentence in the source that says "extreme left wing" here on my page so I can verify it ? Here's the source you cited to save you time looking [http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Article.aspx?id=202515]. Thanks. <small style="border: 1px solid;padding:1px 4px 1px 3px;white-space:nowrap">'''[[User:Sean.hoyland|<font color="#000">Sean.hoyland</font>]]''' - '''[[User talk:Sean.hoyland|talk]]'''</small> 11:29, 9 June 2011 (UTC) |
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Does an article need to say such a thing for it to be understood that way? In no way does an article regarding any organisations which it considers extreme, for example the Taliban, Hamas, al-Qaeda..., need to state it. Same thing here, we see from the overwhelming evidence that the JPOST considers it to be an extreme left wing organisation.[[User:Bouklyloo|Bouklyloo]] ([[User talk:Bouklyloo|talk]]) 11:42, 9 June 2011 (UTC) |
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:Sorry for horning in on your chat with Sean. Yes, in order to quote a source as saying something, the source has to actually say it, not merely suggest it. And even if the cited article had said B'Tselem was "extreme left wing" it would not be allowable, because it is an opinion column. I can cite plenty of opinion columns that call the Post "extreme left wing". But I don't because it is against the rules, and also because it is stupid. |
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:Finally, all this labeling of this or that group as "left-wing" or "extreme left wing" is just pablum. Avigdor Lieberman has called for a parliamentary investigation into the organization, charging that it weakens Tsahal and supports terrorism. And you want to call it "left-wing"??? Weak, very weak. I have juiced up the quotes in the lead. Regards, --[[User:Ravpapa|Ravpapa]] ([[User talk:Ravpapa|talk]]) 12:49, 9 June 2011 (UTC) |
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It's not me that calls in left wing, I call it anti-Israel... I don't get it why you refuse to put it up when thats what a lot of people would say. Many people consider Btselem to be an extreme left wing organisation and so does this article. If you don't want to say that jpost considers it extreme because its an opinion poll then let the author of the article be it. She is quiet high and many people would agree with her. <small><span class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Bouklyloo|Bouklyloo]] ([[User talk:Bouklyloo|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Bouklyloo|contribs]]) 13:10, 9 June 2011 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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: Sean and Ravpapa are right, you can't invent your own labels on the basis of what you think someone means, only on the basis of what they actually say. In any case, even if the article did use the description "extreme left" you could only report it as the opinion of Caroline Glick, not as the opinion of JP. And that would look rather funny, since everyone knows that Ghengis Khan looks extreme left from where Caroline Glick sits. [[User:Zero0000|Zero]]<sup><small>[[User_talk:Zero0000|talk]]</small></sup> 14:10, 9 June 2011 (UTC) |
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I'm not inventing, its self evident! Caroline Glick is not some random opinion poll writer. She reflects the view of the JPOST or else she wouldn't be so high in the organisation itself and had the article been so controversial, it would have had a response which it didn't. <small><span class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Bouklyloo|Bouklyloo]] ([[User talk:Bouklyloo|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Bouklyloo|contribs]]) 14:22, 9 June 2011 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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:Please could you familiarise yourself with key policies such as [[WP:V]], [[WP:OR]], guidelines such as [[WP:WTA]] and ensure that you comply with [[WP:NPOV]] at all times '''before''' you edit in a contentious topic area about a real-world conflict. You should also read about the [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Palestine-Israel_articles#Discretionary_sanctions|discretionary sanctions]] that apply to the [[B'Tselem]] article and many others. Compliance with policy and the discretionary sanctions is absolutely mandatory and non-negotiable. Please don't add any more content to articles covered by the sanctions because you regard it as "self evident". <small style="border: 1px solid;padding:1px 4px 1px 3px;white-space:nowrap">'''[[User:Sean.hoyland|<font color="#000">Sean.hoyland</font>]]''' - '''[[User talk:Sean.hoyland|talk]]'''</small> 14:40, 9 June 2011 (UTC) |
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I don't understand how in anyway what you have just said made the argument move forward. I don't see how any of what I have posted goes against these rules and I think that it's pretty arogant of you to try to stop the debate by doing so. Now please explain why you will not have JP listing B'tselem as extreme left when Caroline Glick is very high within? It is absolutely evident that from such an article we see that JP takes B'tselem as extreme left.[[User:Bouklyloo|Bouklyloo]] ([[User talk:Bouklyloo|talk]]) 15:01, 9 June 2011 (UTC) |
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:This isn't a debate or a negotiation. Read the policies, guidelines, and the sanctions. Start with the very first sentence of [[WP:V]]. They explain everything you need to know. You then simply need to comply with them. <small style="border: 1px solid;padding:1px 4px 1px 3px;white-space:nowrap">'''[[User:Sean.hoyland|<font color="#000">Sean.hoyland</font>]]''' - '''[[User talk:Sean.hoyland|talk]]'''</small> 15:18, 9 June 2011 (UTC) |
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I told you I had but you still haven't answered my question so please do so... Any reader who reads the article would see the views it is trying to express are clear and reflex what I am trying to put on.[[User:Bouklyloo|Bouklyloo]] ([[User talk:Bouklyloo|talk]]) 15:29, 9 June 2011 (UTC) |
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:If you don't understand how the sentence "''The threshold for inclusion in Wikipedia is verifiability, not truth—whether readers can check that material in Wikipedia has already been published by a reliable source, '''not whether editors think it is true'''''" means that you can't use that source to describe B'Tselem as "extreme left wing", a description that does not appear in the source, I can't help you. Wikipedia content must be based on what sources actually say. The statement "''Any reader who reads the article would see...''" etc is a [[bare assertion fallacy]]. There is a [[Wikipedia:New contributors' help page]]. Perhaps they can help you gain a better understanding of policy. <small style="border: 1px solid;padding:1px 4px 1px 3px;white-space:nowrap">'''[[User:Sean.hoyland|<font color="#000">Sean.hoyland</font>]]''' - '''[[User talk:Sean.hoyland|talk]]'''</small> 17:57, 9 June 2011 (UTC) |
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Does the article need to say in big bold letter "B'tselem is extreme left" for it to be understood? Just the opening sentences makes it clear what stance it is taking on the matter. |
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"The time has come to determine just how “Israeli” these organisations that form such a big part of the int'l political war against Israel are." If you would have read the article you would also have come across this sentence: "Moreover, B’Tselem and its fellow-NIF grantees provided 92 percent of the anti-Israel allegations originating from Israeli sources." If you would imply some basic english writing skills you would realise that she is clearly stating, in an undertone, that B'tselem is extreme. Is it not extreme to provide 92% of all anti-Israel allegations? It is not me that believes this, it is the basic english writing methods that she is using to get her point across who imply it.[[User:Bouklyloo|Bouklyloo]] ([[User talk:Bouklyloo|talk]]) 04:26, 10 June 2011 (UTC) |
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:Yes, it does need to actually say "extreme left wing" as you have been told several times now. You simply need to accept that as a basic rule that is documented by the [[WP:V]] policy. As I said, this isn't a negotiation or a discussion about whether the source may or may not have meant X when they didn't say X. Regarding "It is not me that believes this", yes it is, it's you, it's your personal interpretation of a source and I suggest you try to imagine what would happen to article content if everyone did that. It's important that you understand this basic point or else you will find it very difficult to contribute to the encyclopedia because your contributions will be reverted as [[WP:V]] policy violations. I should also add that a [[WP:V]] policy violation is not a trivial and unimportant thing in Wikipedia. Editors are routinely blocked or topic banned for these kind of policy violations if they make them repeatedly, particularly in topic areas covered by sanctions. Just stick to what sources actually say and be sure to carefully read the policies and guidelines if you plan to contribute to contentious topic areas. <small style="border: 1px solid;padding:1px 4px 1px 3px;white-space:nowrap">'''[[User:Sean.hoyland|<font color="#000">Sean.hoyland</font>]]''' - '''[[User talk:Sean.hoyland|talk]]'''</small> 05:28, 10 June 2011 (UTC) |
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::Seeing that according to you it does need to actually say it and that I am somehow interpreting then it will not be put on and I will stop here. However I still do not understand how this goes against the policy. She is trying to get this point across and it would be ridicule to think that she isn't implying what I've been trying to say. This is not an interpretation or a discussion it is a fact.[[User:Bouklyloo|Bouklyloo]] ([[User talk:Bouklyloo|talk]]) 05:34, 10 June 2011 (UTC) |
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A response from the B'tselem Executive Director to Glick's charges can be found [http://972mag.com/btselem-chief-caroline-glick-is-a-hack-journalist-who-parrots-any-drivel/ here]. Fasten seat belts before reading. [[User:Zero0000|Zero]]<sup><small>[[User_talk:Zero0000|talk]]</small></sup> 12:29, 10 June 2011 (UTC) |
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:ouch. <small style="border: 1px solid;padding:1px 4px 1px 3px;white-space:nowrap">'''[[User:Sean.hoyland|<font color="#000">Sean.hoyland</font>]]''' - '''[[User talk:Sean.hoyland|talk]]'''</small> 14:13, 10 June 2011 (UTC) |
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::She also criticises without evidence and anyway the army never takes B'tselem numbers and a lot of there research has been proved wrong and is always rejected. It is clear that do everything to demonise the IDF and Israeli government to make them pull out of the West Bank. <small><span class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Bouklyloo|Bouklyloo]] ([[User talk:Bouklyloo|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Bouklyloo|contribs]]) 09:17, 11 June 2011 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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Persecution of socks
First let me say I sympathize with you over your frustration regarding sockpuppets invading Wikipedia articles and Talk pages. They consume valuable resources and get in the way of the Project. In one case I even took it personally when it was discovered that an editor whose contributions I appreciated was a sock. So your comment here, which on one level is comical in a way, is poignantly true and sad. That being said, though, and recognizing that you've developed a far keener sense of sockpuppetry detection than I have, I do wonder if comments like this one are appropriate. Again, I hate to be in the position of defending a sock – and in fact I'm not defending him or any other sock – but the principle of innocent until proven guilty should apply to Wikipedia no less than it does in Western justice systems. You could have at least waited for a formal conviction of the IP before launching into a personal attack like that. (And even after the conviction, I question whether a personal attack can be considered a positive contribution to a discussion.) Part of me wants to take this to AN/I just to get input from the powers-that-be, because I haven't been able to find a clear policy that addresses these things. There's also the matter of editing another user's Talk page that's a problem, e.g. here. It's my understanding that a user's Talk page is essentially his own private property. Basically it comes down to whether a sock is allowed to be personally attacked – whether prior to, pending, or after his conviction – and whether his contributions can be treated as the equivalent of vandalism. At least this comment would seem to indicate that the answer is no.—Biosketch (talk) 09:44, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
- Are you accusing me of anti-sockpuppetism ? Isn't that a personal attack...or does a word have to actually exist before it can be a personal attack...hard to tell. I knew it was him based on data I have about his MO. There was no doubt or ambiguity or else I wouldn't have commented. I'm not a psychic. My day to day work involves things that are orders of magnitude more complex and risk prone than reliably identifying this editor's signal from the wiki-noise. Wikipedia isn't run by admins and I don't have to wait for permission via formal rulings by anyone before I say anything or for validation of my statements. Sockpuppets can't be here and they can't do or say anything. There are objective reasons why the descriptive terms I used are justified. A person who has been proven repeatedly to lie is a liar, a person who compulsively does something is compulsive, a person who sociopathically fails to distinguish between right and wrong is unethical. These are objective statements with a large amount of empirical evidence to support them for anyone familiar with this editor. They are not personal attacks, they are entirely accurate evidence based statements. I could use other terms too, some of them would even be positive, but I find it particularly sickening and way over the line that this person has even cynically exploited the restriction of basic human rights in the form of free access to information in parts of the world to try to lie their way out of blocks and justify the use of anonimizing proxies before. I have nothing but contempt for this kind of sociopathic behavior and I do what I can to eliminate it from the project and confront users with the reality of what they are doing in the hope that one day they will wake up, stop, think, and find an alternative approach such as the cleanstart process (which no one seems to want to use preferring instead to continue using deception for reasons I genuinely cannot comprehend). You can't honestly expect me to take you seriously about striking out banned editors comments on Nableezy's page or anywhere else for that matter ? I mean, come on. If Nableezy has a problem with me editing his page he will tell me openly and honestly, possibly using the words "fuck" and "off", which would be fine by me. You can take it to AN/I or anywhere else for clarfication but if the outcome gets in the way of confronting dishonest editors who blatantly and repeatedly break the rules, removing the effects of their presence and eliminating sockpuppetry I won't comply with it. I'll have to be blocked first. Sean.hoyland - talk 12:00, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
- See, told you so. Sean.hoyland - talk 12:15, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
- See also here, which was started by (suppress giggle) a sock of a banned account. WP:BAN also allows for the removal of any edits by a banned user. Sean, if it were necessary, and it isnt, you have my permission to remove or strike any comment made by a sock on my talk page. I was tempted to not say anything here in the hopes a user would actually take this to ANI as that would have been hilarious. nableezy - 12:22, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
- As if to show that life sometimes imitates art, someone has. Would you cocoa it? RolandR (talk) 09:09, 6 June 2011 (UTC)
- I don't think I've seen that "Striking or deleting sockpuppet contributions" thread before... unbelievable. Sean.hoyland - talk 12:58, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
- I too share your frustration at the disruption caused by sockpuppets; especially the serial sockpuppetry we have seen in the I/P area: I have commented on another talk page about this.[1] We need to find a more efficient way of dealing with this, and of protecting the many decent editors who have been sanctioned after being targeted by socks. Meanwhile, I have just submitted an SPI on yet more Ledenierhomme socks. This abuse seems endless. RolandR (talk) 18:22, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
- Yep, the 93.91.196.xxx IPs were covered by a rangeblock but it expired earlier today. Sean.hoyland - talk 19:01, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
- I too share your frustration at the disruption caused by sockpuppets; especially the serial sockpuppetry we have seen in the I/P area: I have commented on another talk page about this.[1] We need to find a more efficient way of dealing with this, and of protecting the many decent editors who have been sanctioned after being targeted by socks. Meanwhile, I have just submitted an SPI on yet more Ledenierhomme socks. This abuse seems endless. RolandR (talk) 18:22, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
- See also here, which was started by (suppress giggle) a sock of a banned account. WP:BAN also allows for the removal of any edits by a banned user. Sean, if it were necessary, and it isnt, you have my permission to remove or strike any comment made by a sock on my talk page. I was tempted to not say anything here in the hopes a user would actually take this to ANI as that would have been hilarious. nableezy - 12:22, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
( ← outdenting ) We especially need to find some way to deal with the problem of what I call "drive-by/short-term" socks. These are the accounts that show up for a few days, not necessarily consecutive days, make a batch of reverts, and are gone again, presumably on to the next account. The goal appears to be to force established users to "burn" 1rr edits, and it's pretty effective. When such accounts obviously represent experienced users there's no reason we should have to try to figure out whose sock they are in order to put a halt to their disruption.
They don't leave enough behavioral evidence behind, since they just edit for a short interval, and some, at least, seem to be sophisticated enough to evade checkuser detection. This problem will sink any pretense of NPOV in the I/P area if it's not resolved. Is there any comprehensive remedy anyone can suggest that has a chance of actual implementation? – OhioStandard (talk) 01:01, 6 June 2011 (UTC)
- I think default semi-protection of i/p articles is worth discussing. Zerotalk 02:58, 6 June 2011 (UTC)
- @Sean.hoyland (talk · contribs), "Anti-puppetism"? I can see how that might be funny, or offensive, but no. The issue is not whether a given sockpuppet is a liar or a cheat. Some of the users I've interacted with here are certified hypocrites and utter morons – but the point is that, much as I'd like to sometimes, I can't tell them so. WP:NPA explicitly forbids it, and for good reason. Indeed, that policy authorizes my reverting your comment to the sock at Nableezy's Talk page, per "Derogatory comments about another contributor may be removed by any editor." Whether or not Wikipedia is run by Admins, I don't know. But it is run by policies and guidelines, and they are meant to apply to everyone equally. Personal attacks, regardless of whom they're directed at or under what circumstances, do not belong in the Project.
- Edited to add: Those are my feelings on the topic. The AN/I started to discuss this where it can get more authoritative input is here. We'll see if the Admins consider it as silly an issue as Nableezy (talk · contribs) is convinced it is.—Biosketch (talk) 06:10, 6 June 2011 (UTC)
- Hows that working out for you? You ever notice how nobody complains that socks on the "P-side", however rare they are in comparison to the dedicated people socking to support the Greatest State on Earth, are treated poorly, or cries when their comments are struck out or their edits reverted? I wonder why that is. nableezy - 12:23, 6 June 2011 (UTC)
- Why don't you see for yourself? Everyone's cracking up laughing, people's bladders are exploding. It's the comedy event of the year – just like you said it would be. I hope you're not offended I didn't leave an invitation on your Talk page. Oh wait, you're asking about my ANI, right? I thought we were talking about something else. Well the ANI is even more informative than I had anticipated. A variety of contributors are sharing their interpretation of Wikipedia's policies in relation to the issue raised, stressing the pernicious effect sockpuppets have on the Project but also acknowledging how important WP:NPA is to maintaining a healthy environment for editors to work in. The discussion is even civil and serious, to boot. I'm truly sorry if it disappoints you to hear that.
- No, I haven't noticed how nobody ever complains about the "P-side." But I'm glad to see you surrounded that expression with scare quotes, suggesting you don't accept it as a true representation of reality, because it presupposes a dichotomy I don't consider myself a part of. Yes, when it comes to our language and our content disputes and our ad hominem insinuations on Discussion pages, the simplest thing to do is to label an editor "pro-P" and "pro-I" and then draw a host of conclusions from there. Would it surprise you to know that I am both pro-I and pro-P? or is such an idea repugnant to the very fiber of your being? Actually, I honestly don't care one way or the other what you think. Really all I care about is that the contributors I collaborate with follow the rules and dedicate themselves to building a reliable, neutral and eloquent encyclopedia. If you're committed to that vision, ahlan wasahlan. But if it's winning political battles that motivates you, which I regret to say is my impression from the brief time our edit histories overlapped prior to your being sanctioned, and from your seeming inability to edit any Wikipedia articles not related to the Arab-Israeli conflict ever since you were sanctioned, then you'll have earned yourself a place on my Naughty list, to borrow a useful expression from our colleague and gracious host Sean.hoyland. And you will lose. Again.—Biosketch (talk) 04:34, 7 June 2011 (UTC)
- A dichotomy that you dont consider yourself a part of? Really? So there is a reason you brought SD to AE for including the Golan in Syria and not Reenem for repeatedly including it in Israel, or reverting edits by that user that purposely distort the cited sources? Really? You think you are "pro-I" and "pro-P"? That is awesome, Im proud of you. Well, perhaps I shouldnt lie, much like you feel about me I dont care what you think. I judge you by your actions, and of those actions I have seen enough that I think I am reasonable in putting you squarely on one side determined to, oh lets go with your phrasing, "win political battles". My inability to edit any articles? Who wrote this, adding more material from quality sources to an article in a few days during my topic ban than either the editor who wrote the above or below comments have added to all articles in the past month? Next time, think before you speak and make sure that you arent showing yourself to be ignorant of the facts. I will "lose"? That is interesting. Stupid, but interesting. I wont waste any effort with the below, too much time has already been wasted attempting to get that "editor" to understand basic facts. But for the ANI, that "variety of contributors", they all said there as no issue here, right? That the responses by Sean and SD were "standard", right? Just wanted to make sure I was looking at the right discussion, because the one I see does not seem all that informative. Silly, in that somebody actually thought that this was something to bring to ANI, but not informative. nableezy - 12:09, 7 June 2011 (UTC)
- Minimal editing while topic banned from articles but still taking every opportunity to throw mud on talk pages. Let the battle continue I suppose.Cptnono (talk) 04:41, 7 June 2011 (UTC)
- Hows that working out for you? You ever notice how nobody complains that socks on the "P-side", however rare they are in comparison to the dedicated people socking to support the Greatest State on Earth, are treated poorly, or cries when their comments are struck out or their edits reverted? I wonder why that is. nableezy - 12:23, 6 June 2011 (UTC)
- Cptnono - where's the "Like" button???????? Soosim (talk) 12:52, 7 June 2011 (UTC)
- Yes, there is a reason I brought Supreme Deliciousness (talk · contribs) to AE and not User:Reenem. Are you genuinely interested in knowing it or were you asking a purely rhetorical question? If it's the former, I strongly urge you to moderate your tone, as it encourages confrontation, not cooperation. If it's the latter, then it confirms that your underlying objective throughout this dialog has been to provoke my emotions rather than engage me intellectually. While we're at it, I also strongly urge you, the next time you're debating with yourself, as in your last comment, whether or not to lie, that you not debate at all and simply tell the truth. I sincerely hope this is not a dilemma you're faced with often when you contribute here.
- You made valuable contributions to one article in the space of...how long ago were you topic-banned? a month? During that month, I and the other editor – whose name you appear to have some difficulty articulating – have made notable contributions to literally dozens of articles. One of us even created a new biographical article, and the other received a Tireless Contributor barnstar from a senior Wikimedia Foundation volunteer. Not that this is a competition, mind you; but it does reflect better on an editor when he's not obsessed with one tiny area of the Project.
- You can continue trying to argue that the ANI is "hilarious" and "silly" if you think it makes you look prettier in the mirror. Meanwhile, here are some facts to ponder. Number of chuckles: 0; number of giggles: 0; number of snickers: 0; number of guffaws: 0. That's eight contributors total, none of whom laughed, and all of whom took the time to respond in earnest to my inquiry. I got what I wanted from the ANI. Clearly you, however, did not.—Biosketch (talk) 09:46, 8 June 2011 (UTC)
- Bear in mind that humour is a very personal and complicated business. Take Vince Fluke's case for example, "So I was watching The Great Dictator with Charlie Chaplin. Turns out I was watching actual footage of Hitler. What the hell was I laughing at?" Sean.hoyland - talk 10:04, 8 June 2011 (UTC)
- No, I am not asking you to answer my question, I already know the answer. The rest of your comment is best left alone, as I often have trouble replying to comments of such, ahem, quality (try to guess if I mean that, or if I am debating with myself on whether or not to tell the truth). As far as ANI goes, no, I got what I wanted. Every single person dismissed your complaint as lacking substance. And I laughed. Everybody wins, well, except you. I think this is where you tell me that I will lose and I giggle. Bye. nableezy - 12:14, 8 June 2011 (UTC)
- Um...every single person dismissed my complaint as lacking substance? You're sure about that? Evidently, replying to comments of quality isn't foremost among the things you have trouble with. It's really a shame that in those debates of yours between telling the truth and not, the truth is so often on the losing side. Bye bye now.—Biosketch (talk) 02:16, 9 June 2011 (UTC)
- Really, youre going this route? You do know that nearly everything on Wikipedia can be linked to, right? Lets see, the discussion, archived here, began with you seeking comment as to whether three diffs relating to socks of banned users were "inappropriate", those three diffs being [2], [3], and [4]. You called the last a "personal attack". The following users commented in the discussion: Atlan, Sean, DeCausa, Cptnono, Errant, Nick-D (those two being admins) and Baseball Bugs. I generally ignore what one of those "editors" has to say about conduct, so forgive me for forgetting him in my "everybody" comment above. But of the others, Atlan said that they would do the same as the first two diffs and that the third was not a "personal attack", DeCausa made a general query and did not really address the topic under discussion, Errant said nothing was "problematic" and that these are "normal responses to socks", Nick-D agreed with Errant, and Baseball Bugs said if the user is banned the material may be removed on sight, per a link you should have been already familiar with as I posted it in my first comment in this section. Cptnono was the only person to find fault with any one of the diffs, but said nothing about the other two, saying Sean should not have made the comment. But, again, I usually ignore some peoples opinion on proper conduct and given that nobody else saw anything wrong with Sean's comment I see no reason to all of a sudden start paying attention. So it may not be "every single person" that found your complaint in lacking in substance as one person saw some substance in roughly 1/3rd of your complaint, but "every single person" not involved in the topic area, and "every single" administrator that commented. And yes, "every single person" saw no problem with the first two of what you called "inappropriate". nableezy - 03:58, 9 June 2011 (UTC)
- Come on, wouldn't it have been easier to just say, "Oops, my mistake" instead of going through that long, drawn-out, cop-out of a speech? You messed up. It happens. I'm not gonna tease you about it. Just give me some of those kittens or bouquet of flowers or whatever it is you're supposed to give me now and we can move on.—Biosketch (talk) 07:07, 10 June 2011 (UTC)
- As fun as this has been, let's not lose sight of what's important. 1) You misidentified something as a personal attack and inappropriate when it wasn't and you misunderstood the procedures for dealing with sockpuppets of blocked and/or banned users. That's fine. Now you know. 2) Nableezy is one of the key resources Wikipedia has in dealing with people who persistently violate WP:SOCK. If everyone became vigilant and active in confronting sockpuppetry and trying to find a solution, the topic area would be a far better place. Sean.hoyland - talk 11:19, 10 June 2011 (UTC)
- "Fun," you say? That's an interesting perspective. But here's an alternative one to consider. And I wasn't even gonna open my mouth again, but part of me still believes in your capacity to be a positive influence on I/P contributors of all creeds and persuasions. 1. I made a comment suggesting that calling an editor "compulsive" and "unethical" could be considered a personal attack. You took offense to it and, rather than calmly explaining your position, implied that I was accusing you of antipuppetism and threatened to rebel against Wikipedia in the event that consensus should form against you. Now that Nableezy (talk · contribs) has been discredited, your language is suddenly level-headed and conciliatory. Why is that? Why is it "fine" that I misunderstood procedures now, when just a few days ago it was a pretext for adding my name to your Naughty list? 2. I sincerely urge you to consider with whom you choose to cast your lot in these parts. Your readiness to overlook Nableezy's behavior above and elsewhere – but in particular the glaring fact that his every message here is suffused with schadenfreude – on the altar of his being one of Wikipedia's "key resources" in dealing with sockpuppetry, does not help the image of neutrality you go to such lengths to try and promote.—Biosketch (talk) 05:34, 15 June 2011 (UTC)
- Wow, all those words and nothing to say. I have been discredited? Because one person, an involved user, saw one part of complaint as having some substance, where everybody else saw it for what it was? Get off it. The point was, and still is, that nearly everybody saw your complaint for its true worth. Yes, I did not include "nearly" earlier, but if you think that somehow "discredits" me you are really grasping for straws. Cptnono agreed with one part of your comment. Everybody else disagreed with all of it. But Im the one thats discredited by those whole little charade of yours. How interesting. nableezy - 05:59, 15 June 2011 (UTC)
- "Fun," you say? That's an interesting perspective. But here's an alternative one to consider. And I wasn't even gonna open my mouth again, but part of me still believes in your capacity to be a positive influence on I/P contributors of all creeds and persuasions. 1. I made a comment suggesting that calling an editor "compulsive" and "unethical" could be considered a personal attack. You took offense to it and, rather than calmly explaining your position, implied that I was accusing you of antipuppetism and threatened to rebel against Wikipedia in the event that consensus should form against you. Now that Nableezy (talk · contribs) has been discredited, your language is suddenly level-headed and conciliatory. Why is that? Why is it "fine" that I misunderstood procedures now, when just a few days ago it was a pretext for adding my name to your Naughty list? 2. I sincerely urge you to consider with whom you choose to cast your lot in these parts. Your readiness to overlook Nableezy's behavior above and elsewhere – but in particular the glaring fact that his every message here is suffused with schadenfreude – on the altar of his being one of Wikipedia's "key resources" in dealing with sockpuppetry, does not help the image of neutrality you go to such lengths to try and promote.—Biosketch (talk) 05:34, 15 June 2011 (UTC)
- As fun as this has been, let's not lose sight of what's important. 1) You misidentified something as a personal attack and inappropriate when it wasn't and you misunderstood the procedures for dealing with sockpuppets of blocked and/or banned users. That's fine. Now you know. 2) Nableezy is one of the key resources Wikipedia has in dealing with people who persistently violate WP:SOCK. If everyone became vigilant and active in confronting sockpuppetry and trying to find a solution, the topic area would be a far better place. Sean.hoyland - talk 11:19, 10 June 2011 (UTC)
- Come on, wouldn't it have been easier to just say, "Oops, my mistake" instead of going through that long, drawn-out, cop-out of a speech? You messed up. It happens. I'm not gonna tease you about it. Just give me some of those kittens or bouquet of flowers or whatever it is you're supposed to give me now and we can move on.—Biosketch (talk) 07:07, 10 June 2011 (UTC)
- Really, youre going this route? You do know that nearly everything on Wikipedia can be linked to, right? Lets see, the discussion, archived here, began with you seeking comment as to whether three diffs relating to socks of banned users were "inappropriate", those three diffs being [2], [3], and [4]. You called the last a "personal attack". The following users commented in the discussion: Atlan, Sean, DeCausa, Cptnono, Errant, Nick-D (those two being admins) and Baseball Bugs. I generally ignore what one of those "editors" has to say about conduct, so forgive me for forgetting him in my "everybody" comment above. But of the others, Atlan said that they would do the same as the first two diffs and that the third was not a "personal attack", DeCausa made a general query and did not really address the topic under discussion, Errant said nothing was "problematic" and that these are "normal responses to socks", Nick-D agreed with Errant, and Baseball Bugs said if the user is banned the material may be removed on sight, per a link you should have been already familiar with as I posted it in my first comment in this section. Cptnono was the only person to find fault with any one of the diffs, but said nothing about the other two, saying Sean should not have made the comment. But, again, I usually ignore some peoples opinion on proper conduct and given that nobody else saw anything wrong with Sean's comment I see no reason to all of a sudden start paying attention. So it may not be "every single person" that found your complaint in lacking in substance as one person saw some substance in roughly 1/3rd of your complaint, but "every single person" not involved in the topic area, and "every single" administrator that commented. And yes, "every single person" saw no problem with the first two of what you called "inappropriate". nableezy - 03:58, 9 June 2011 (UTC)
- Um...every single person dismissed my complaint as lacking substance? You're sure about that? Evidently, replying to comments of quality isn't foremost among the things you have trouble with. It's really a shame that in those debates of yours between telling the truth and not, the truth is so often on the losing side. Bye bye now.—Biosketch (talk) 02:16, 9 June 2011 (UTC)
- Cptnono - where's the "Like" button???????? Soosim (talk) 12:52, 7 June 2011 (UTC)
<- Biosketch, I try to find joy in all things. There are many things you don't understand about me. I'll try to explain but ultimately they don't matter because I don't matter. Nothing that happens in Wikipedia really matters. Also, I don't have much time as I have to travel.
- My role doesn't include being a positive influence on I/P contributors of all creeds and persuasions. I literally don't care about my effect on other users. Sometimes I will encourage people to follow the rules, sometimes I will do my best to get them blocked when they won't. If I fail, it doesn't matter.
- "You took offense to it". No, I didn't, I just thought you were wrong. I challenge you to say something that offends me. It's quite difficult.
- "antipuppetism" = joke = play on the word antisemitism, something I have been accused of here before along with hating Arabs, being a Marxist, and many other amusing things that I only get the opportunity to be accused of here in WP. It's one of the aspects I actually enjoy about WP. Everyone in the real world is very nice to me so it's a welcome and entertaining change.
- "Threat", "Rebel" ? No, there was no threat and there's nothing to rebel against. It was a statement of fact about what I would do if the outcome got in the way of dealing with editors who blatantly and repeatedly break mandatory policy. It doesn't matter to me if there is a "consensus" to not do or say something unless the consensus is actually supported by policy. There are rules, people should follow them and everything will work out fine.
- I don't understand how Nableezy has been discredited. No one gets any credits here. Nableezy is an editor who tries very hard to make sure content complies with policy. It's very difficult in the I/P topic area because there are many people whose ability to think clearly in this topic area from a policy perspective has been damaged by what I assume is their socialization. I didn't realise I had a lot to cast but assuming I have, I'm happy to cast my lot in with any editor when they try to enforce policy. How it affects my image as an editor in the eyes on other editors is of no interest to me whatsoever. This is a crucial point to understand. Also, I don't have an image of neutrality nor do I claim to be neutral but you will never see me make an edit based on my opinions about the real world. In fact, you would be hard pushed to find an edit in subject areas that I care about (in a political sense) or in subject areas where I have substantial knowledge about the topic. I just don't edit articles about things I care or (like to think) I know about. This is how I avoid conflicts of interest and can survive in the I/P topic area.
- I don't mind what editors say to eachother in conversations like this. It doesn't matter to me what Nableezy says to you or what you say to Nableezy. You are adults. Cptnono has said some spectacularly inappropriate things to Nableezy and vice versa. Life goes on.
- My tone isn't meant to be conciliatory because nothing is broken from my perspective. Your actions were consistent with those of someone acting in support of a sockpuppet. You explained your position. Matters were resolved. Fin.
Sean.hoyland - talk 17:49, 15 June 2011 (UTC)
- @Nableezy (talk · contribs), all I'm insisting is that you be precise in your language and that you not make unsubstantiated claims. There's a difference – an important one, in this case – between "everyone" and "four uninvolved editors." Moreover, the purpose of the ANI was never to vindicate my attitude or to seek enforcement against anyone; it was to relocate a discussion whose flavor was becoming sour (in no small part owing to your sarcastic contributions) to a forum where it could continue on a more gentlemanly level.—Biosketch (talk) 10:41, 16 June 2011 (UTC)
- @Sean.hoyland (talk · contribs), thank you for clarifying. Happy trails.—Biosketch (talk) 10:41, 16 June 2011 (UTC)
- That is pretty obviously not true. I made one comment, an on-topic and not sarcastic one, prior to you raising this at ANI. You said here that you did so to see what the admins would say about these diffs. So, for at least the people whose views you claimed you were interested in, they all so no issue at all, or, to use your words, in their view the issue is as silly as I thought it was. Oh, and it was not "four uninvolved editors", it was "every uninvolved editor". Still an important difference? Oh golly gee willikers, I just dont know. nableezy - 14:02, 16 June 2011 (UTC)