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Contents
- 1 Season's Greetings!
- 2 Crackel
- 3 Arbitration enforcement 2 case closed
- 4 A barnstar for you!
- 5 Happy New Year, Alanscottwalker!
- 6 Disambiguation link notification for January 20
- 7 Thank you for supporting my RfA
- 8 Thank you for supporting my RfA
- 9 Quick note
- 10 DYK for Black Metropolis
- 11 I'm sure I didn't express myself well
- 12 Still working on a draft,
- 13 Disambiguation link notification for March 30
- 14 Accusation of falsified credentials
- 15 ArbCom
- 16 Disambiguation link notification for April 6
- 17 Wikicology arbitration case opened
- 18 WT:RFA
- 19 Gamaliel and others arbitration case opened
Season's Greetings!
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- Thank you. Alanscottwalker (talk) 18:42, 21 December 2015 (UTC)
Crackel
I had an edit conflict with HoppyH and think s/he's right, so I'm leaving my comment here instead of there.
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- No, you originally wanted to "give Crackel credit" not to give him his due, but to limit his writing as an opinion that TVH was presenting as fact.
- Onuf, Langston, Wagoner & McDonald, Yarbrough, Robert P. Wettemann, Jr. (who cites to Kohn with a mere "Also see" to Crackel), and doubtless others, agree with Crackel. So, this isn't solely Crackel's argument: it has gained acceptance in the academy. We don't have to say in our narrative "as argued by Crackel" unless we tack on all the other scholars. We wouldn't do that. YoPienso (talk) 22:22, 22 December 2015 (UTC)
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- You are incorrect on why I think it's important to give credit and treat fact and analysis separately, so we will have to disagree. Alanscottwalker (talk) 22:31, 22 December 2015 (UTC)
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Arbitration enforcement 2 case closed
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The Arbitration enforcement 2 arbitration case (t) (ev / t) (w / t) (pd / t) has been closed, and the following remedies have been enacted:
1.1) The Arbitration Committee confirms the sanctions imposed on Eric Corbett as a result of the Interactions at GGTF case, but mandates that all enforcement requests relating to them be filed at arbitration enforcement and be kept open for at least 24 hours.
3) For his breaches of the standards of conduct expected of editors and administrators, Black Kite is admonished.
6) The community is reminded that discretionary sanctions have been authorised for any page relating to or any edit about: (i) the Gender Gap Task Force; (ii) the gender disparity among Wikipedians; and (iii) any process or discussion relating to these topics, all broadly construed.
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A barnstar for you!
The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar | |
For your great work, against overwhelming odds, in defending the conflict of interest guideline. Figureofnine (talk • contribs) 23:43, 28 December 2015 (UTC) |
Happy New Year, Alanscottwalker!
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Thank you for supporting my RfA
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Thank you for participating in and supporting my RfA. And for your comments. Very much appreciated. Hawkeye7 (talk) 22:00, 1 February 2016 (UTC) |
Thank you for supporting my RfA
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Thank you for participating at my RfA. Your support was very much appreciated even if I did get a bit scorched. Brianhe (talk) 07:49, 6 February 2016 (UTC) |
Quick note
You are completely misunderstanding what I am writing on Jimbo's Talk page. I do understand the license we grant to the content we create; that has nothing to do with what I am talking about. I hope you will reconsider what you are understand I am saying. Jytdog (talk) 17:00, 16 February 2016 (UTC)
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- Oh I understand - you are complaining about control, just think about that and think hard. Alanscottwalker (talk) 17:03, 16 February 2016 (UTC)
- Um, "control" is kind of the issue but not really. There are two issues. One is about the platform we all work on, that enables everything we do. The other is about the WMF's relationship with us. (neither is about content per se; it is kind of about control with regard to the tools and the one-way nature of the relationship when it comes to making decisions) But hey look - I am telling you that you are not understanding me. You have clearly judged me negatively based on your misunderstanding. You can stick with that if you like, but it is a waste of time for both of us. Like I said, I would be happy to answer any questions you have about what I what I am saying. Jytdog (talk) 17:14, 16 February 2016 (UTC)
- No. I do understand. It's often the same thing over and over again in Wikipedia - people regularly come to a place where they just cannot deal with its set-up. It is unfortunate but, then they always blame it on others - as if they didn't know that others are what they would have to deal with going in. Alanscottwalker (talk) 17:24, 16 February 2016 (UTC)
- You do not understand and are misjudging based on your misunderstanding. I am OK with things the way they are. The tools are pretty crappy and archaic but they work. The WMF board is working on making radical changes to the tools we use and they are not talking to us about that, and according to Doc James he disagreed and that is why he was dismissed. I cannot say it more concisely than that. I don't mind people disagreeing with what I am actually saying (this happens all the time) but you don't seem interested in understanding what I am saying, so I am not going to take up more time with this for now. If you become interested in discussing what I am actually saying, I would be happy to talk. Jytdog (talk) 17:40, 16 February 2016 (UTC)
- About your last note on Jimbo's page. Yes you gave me some insight that I lacked into how wikipedia.org fits into the KE picture. I acknowledged that. Nobody is perfect; we are all limited creatures. Being able to learn and acknowledge mistakes is not a sign of weakness. I do understand that in the forum-flaming world, acknowledging that you learned something or made a mistake is devastating. I don't live in that world. Apparently you do. And again, that is your deal. I am sorry that you have taken this antagonistic stance - I have seen you around WP and you do some good things here. Ah well. Jytdog (talk) 18:07, 16 February 2016 (UTC)
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- You are the one who came out accusing and saying bad things about people. If you have not learned that draws response by now, sorry. I have only responded to the very things you have said. Alanscottwalker (talk) 18:25, 16 February 2016 (UTC)
- Most of what you have written was not about what I actually said, but rather what you thought I was talking about. I am sorry that you still don't understand what the issues are and are remaining antagonistic instead of dealing with them. They are important to all of us in my view. Anyway, good luck to you, and see you around. Jytdog (talk) 18:28, 16 February 2016 (UTC)
- You are the one who started off antagonistic. I understand very well. I have dealt with the exact things you have said. You don't like what I understand, fine. That is your problem. -- Alanscottwalker (talk) 18:37, 16 February 2016 (UTC)
- "Who was right" seems to be more important to you than dealing with the core of the matter, however messy it is to get there, and you still have said nothing about the actual issues I am raising nor am I sure that you even understand them. I had a better impression of you than this. I am unwatching your page now, but if you want to actually talk, please ping me. Again, good luck to you. Jytdog (talk) 18:41, 16 February 2016 (UTC)
- Everything you say gets more ridiculous - so, I should care about your impression of me? - I see you do not know how to handle disagreement, without trying to get personal. I have responded to exactly what you said. The information and the ideas -- I cannot help it if you raise claims based on misinformation, except to correct your misinformation. I cannot help it that you complain about using content and then say you are not complaining about using content. I cannot help it, that you think badly of people. Every thoughtful Wikipedian knows that, your approach, with thinking badly about people, is precisely unworkable. It means you don't read what they write, things as simple as, "wikipedia.org." Alanscottwalker (talk) 18:57, 16 February 2016 (UTC)
- "Who was right" seems to be more important to you than dealing with the core of the matter, however messy it is to get there, and you still have said nothing about the actual issues I am raising nor am I sure that you even understand them. I had a better impression of you than this. I am unwatching your page now, but if you want to actually talk, please ping me. Again, good luck to you. Jytdog (talk) 18:41, 16 February 2016 (UTC)
- You are the one who started off antagonistic. I understand very well. I have dealt with the exact things you have said. You don't like what I understand, fine. That is your problem. -- Alanscottwalker (talk) 18:37, 16 February 2016 (UTC)
- Most of what you have written was not about what I actually said, but rather what you thought I was talking about. I am sorry that you still don't understand what the issues are and are remaining antagonistic instead of dealing with them. They are important to all of us in my view. Anyway, good luck to you, and see you around. Jytdog (talk) 18:28, 16 February 2016 (UTC)
- You are the one who came out accusing and saying bad things about people. If you have not learned that draws response by now, sorry. I have only responded to the very things you have said. Alanscottwalker (talk) 18:25, 16 February 2016 (UTC)
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- No. I do understand. It's often the same thing over and over again in Wikipedia - people regularly come to a place where they just cannot deal with its set-up. It is unfortunate but, then they always blame it on others - as if they didn't know that others are what they would have to deal with going in. Alanscottwalker (talk) 17:24, 16 February 2016 (UTC)
- Um, "control" is kind of the issue but not really. There are two issues. One is about the platform we all work on, that enables everything we do. The other is about the WMF's relationship with us. (neither is about content per se; it is kind of about control with regard to the tools and the one-way nature of the relationship when it comes to making decisions) But hey look - I am telling you that you are not understanding me. You have clearly judged me negatively based on your misunderstanding. You can stick with that if you like, but it is a waste of time for both of us. Like I said, I would be happy to answer any questions you have about what I what I am saying. Jytdog (talk) 17:14, 16 February 2016 (UTC)
- Oh I understand - you are complaining about control, just think about that and think hard. Alanscottwalker (talk) 17:03, 16 February 2016 (UTC)
Hi just thought I would check back and see if you wrote back. I cannot figure out how to talk with you, when you keep responding to things I am not saying (but are insisting I am saying). It is really frustrating for me, and I reckon it is for you to. I have no idea what you are saying, and you have no idea what I am saying. I am convinced you are not actually reacting to what I am saying, and you are convinced that you are. I have normal conversations all the time here, and I sense that you do too. So somehow we are just missing each other by miles. Crazy. I don't know how to fix it. Do you? (re-watching) Jytdog (talk) 07:17, 18 February 2016 (UTC)
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- When multiple people are using words like trolling, paranoia, (or what I think, ABF) you know, perhaps you should rethink your approach. Not only, can no one have any useful conversation with someone who keeps crying, 'liar' - it really shows that it is impossible for you to think about others points-of-view. Let alone being actually careful about your facts. -- Alanscottwalker (talk) 16:26, 19 February 2016 (UTC)
- I asked you how you and I can re-set our discussion, and you continue to frame this as only my issue. OK then. Jytdog (talk) 17:34, 19 February 2016 (UTC)
- Well, I am not seeking to make a point, let alone a conversation, you are. And I am informing you how in my view it would be worthwhile to go about it, otherwise, it is not worthwhile. Alanscottwalker (talk) 17:46, 19 February 2016 (UTC)
- I asked you how you and I can re-set our discussion, and you continue to frame this as only my issue. OK then. Jytdog (talk) 17:34, 19 February 2016 (UTC)
- When multiple people are using words like trolling, paranoia, (or what I think, ABF) you know, perhaps you should rethink your approach. Not only, can no one have any useful conversation with someone who keeps crying, 'liar' - it really shows that it is impossible for you to think about others points-of-view. Let alone being actually careful about your facts. -- Alanscottwalker (talk) 16:26, 19 February 2016 (UTC)
DYK for Black Metropolis
— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 00:02, 29 February 2016 (UTC)
I'm sure I didn't express myself well
Re: Jty's saying "I'm done." I was trying to say that Jty is not welcomed on that page anymore - calling Jimbo a liar pretty much ensures that. I occasionally moderate Jimbo's talk page, in line with what he has stated several times, that others should moderate the page. So when Jty says he's done on the page, he's done. I'll just remove anything he adds from here on out. So there is no need for you to criticize Jty there (he can't answer). I didn't mean to say that you are not welcomed on that page. Sorry for not spelling it all out the first time. Smallbones(smalltalk) 02:37, 29 February 2016 (UTC)
Still working on a draft,
but your comments are welcome.
See User:Smallbones/vital_articles#Draft_write-up
Smallbones(smalltalk) 04:48, 7 March 2016 (UTC)
- @Smallbones: Thanks, I do appreciate it. Alanscottwalker (talk) 18:25, 9 March 2016 (UTC)
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Accusation of falsified credentials
Hi Alanscottwalker,
I trust you're fine. I want to let you know that I forwarded my credentials and employment document to the OTRS team. Thanks. Wikic¤l¤gyt@lk to M£ 14:36, 3 April 2016 (UTC)
ArbCom
If this was the comment you were referring to in your recent post at ArbCom, then I completely agree with you. There is no place for such a blatant attack here. - theWOLFchild 22:20, 3 April 2016 (UTC)
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WT:RFA
Hey Alanscottwalker, I was thinking more about what you said on WT:RFA, but I don't want to fill up that thread with an aside. I think that most new admins are active, for a while anyway. Activity does tend to wear off as time goes on, it begins to feel more like work, more repetitive etc. You're also right that the work is uninteresting for the most part, but I think the same could be said of any activity on here. Wikipedia isn't a roller-coaster; nothing that happens here is going to stimulate a dopamine reaction in the brain. People will contribute here if they feel that they get something out of it - an intrinsic sense of helping out being the ideal motivation, but everyone well knows that others exist. I personally would like to think that, in some small way, it matters. I am also fascinated by these discussions in general, and how much emphasis people put on these made-up roles on internet websites.
Anyway, I was just wondering what you thought would fix the problem then. What benefit would there be from removing the inactive admins? They could well have requested the tools with "impure" motivations, and after realizing that they didn't get more power, they just got more responsibility, they back off. But how will removing the "dead weight" change anything? I am just thinking that most of what you say about adminship could be applied to editing here in general, and I'm not seeing why adminship should be so different / important in comparison. And ultimately, if someone shows up who doesn't spend their whole life here, but still is around, then where is the harm in them becoming admins? Ajraddatz (talk) 23:35, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
- User:Ajraddatz: Not ignoring this but there are many responses to make and remember the question being asked was why people don't do it; something along the lines of 'it does not look like a good job and people are not trying to make it look worthwhile' is responsive to the question. I have more thoughts on how to respond here on larger and smaller issues and will get back. Alanscottwalker (talk) 13:58, 11 April 2016 (UTC)
Gamaliel and others arbitration case opened
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