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Revision as of 22:58, 13 March 2010

I've created this page to better concisely state my views on various subjects. These are my opinions.

WP:RfAs

RfAs have gotten more hostile over the years and I see the following trends:

1. Failure to let past acts go (even if repudiated and years in the past)
2. Vilifying disagreements
3. Opposition based solely upon the fact that the nominee doesn't agree with your personal philosophy.

I think that these three concepts are the reasons that people aren't getting through. There is a severe difference between taking a stance at an AFD (perhaps as a devil's advocate) and actions you would take as an administrator.

WP:HOUND

"Wiki-hounding is the singling out of one or more editors, and joining discussions on pages or topics they may edit or debates where they contribute, in order to repeatedly confront or inhibit their work, with an apparent aim of creating irritation, annoyance or distress to the other editor. To use the older term "Wikistalking" for this action is discouraged because it can confuse minor online annoyance with a real world crime."

"If you are not prepared to have your work thoroughly scrutinized...then Misplaced Pages is probably not the place for you."

This goes for myself as well. Anyone at any time is welcome to look at my edit history. If you think I've done something wrong or think you can do it better, you are welcome to make any/all changes to improve the encyclopedia. I might object, but we can go to the talk page and hash it out.

To be hounding someone you must meet all the criteria:

1. You must be singling out a specific editor
2. Edit articles/join discussions in areas which you've never contributed prior and that coincide with edits of the specific editor.
3. Repeatedly confront said user
4. Intend to irritate, annoy, or distress

I do not view hounding as merely following another person's edits. To be hounding, you have to have the intent to disrupt someone else or blatantly annoy them. It must be based on the intent of the user not the feelings of his perceived victim. If we based it simply upon annoyance, I think we all could find someone to get rid of on Misplaced Pages...

Porn on Misplaced Pages

I don't care for it and don't see much of a need for it on the encyclopedia (beyond basic the basics of "what is porn"?) . I also recognize that WP:Misplaced Pages is not censored, and it shouldn't be. Accordingly, I will not weigh in (in any capacity) on discussions broaching related topics on porn.

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