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| I want to tell a small story, so, forgive the length. This was more than 15 years ago at this point. I wasn't even an Administrator here. I was just another editor trying to get the articles the best they could be. I ran into an overzealous editor. | |||
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| Part of his overzealousness was that he had done interviews about a wrestling promotion for an unpublished book, and wanted to insert them into Misplaced Pages articles. The other part was that he wanted credit for what he put into Misplaced Pages. (as in "Compiled by Person X") | |||
| When he got told "No, this is not how the rules work here", he.. well... got overzealous. Using open proxies, he created over ONE THOUSAND sockpuppet accounts to try to vandalize and cause trouble because he felt he had been unfairly treated. | |||
| Learning about Misplaced Pages's Dispute Resolution procedures and how to try to get consensus on how articles should read during this gave me something. It became the impetus for me to be a Misplaced Pages administrator, and later, a member of Misplaced Pages's Arbitration Committee (elected twice, for a total of three years). | |||
| I hadn't really thought about him until recently, where someone mentioned this person, and I found out that he had passed away in 2021. He had really grown up in the meantime, and even got a role as a professional wrestling referee in some independent feds. | |||
| We were on opposite sides of a dispute, but it still saddened me to learn of his passing, and I'm glad he was able to work in an industry he had quite obviously idolized. So, rest in peace, JB. Glad you were able to fulfill your dream. | |||
| Hey folks, this is my homepage. Got tired of seeing my name in Red, so figured I'd better start one up. I'll figure out what userboxes to add and whatever soon. | |||
| Quick info: I'm 32, and I work a tech support job for a fairly major storage company. (yup, those big storage boxes that companies put all their data on.. I jokingly asked if there was an employee discount.. I don't think they saw the humor in it :P :D) | |||
| So I just counted how many wrestling articles I've gotten deleted over the past six months (I kept a list) and it's over 200 (no joke). I couldnt believe that, I thought it was maybe like 50 but theres over 200 on the list! | |||
Latest revision as of 02:15, 14 June 2023
I want to tell a small story, so, forgive the length. This was more than 15 years ago at this point. I wasn't even an Administrator here. I was just another editor trying to get the articles the best they could be. I ran into an overzealous editor.
Part of his overzealousness was that he had done interviews about a wrestling promotion for an unpublished book, and wanted to insert them into Misplaced Pages articles. The other part was that he wanted credit for what he put into Misplaced Pages. (as in "Compiled by Person X")
When he got told "No, this is not how the rules work here", he.. well... got overzealous. Using open proxies, he created over ONE THOUSAND sockpuppet accounts to try to vandalize and cause trouble because he felt he had been unfairly treated.
Learning about Misplaced Pages's Dispute Resolution procedures and how to try to get consensus on how articles should read during this gave me something. It became the impetus for me to be a Misplaced Pages administrator, and later, a member of Misplaced Pages's Arbitration Committee (elected twice, for a total of three years).
I hadn't really thought about him until recently, where someone mentioned this person, and I found out that he had passed away in 2021. He had really grown up in the meantime, and even got a role as a professional wrestling referee in some independent feds.
We were on opposite sides of a dispute, but it still saddened me to learn of his passing, and I'm glad he was able to work in an industry he had quite obviously idolized. So, rest in peace, JB. Glad you were able to fulfill your dream.