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== No one messes with the Jimbo Loving Troll and gets away with it ==
Hey Kosh. There are so many issue with that statement that I felt it important to drop by.
policy should be enforced as written - from a high level WP:POLEMIC is a guideline and WP:NOTBURO is policy. The principle is what matters, not exact wording of the rules. Disputes are solved by discussion, not strict adherence to the rules. Does that make sense? The "rules" are just a description of what's happened before and likely will happen again... generally the right thing to do, but not be followed blindly. No matter whether you're right or wrong on the underlying issue, not understanding this fundamental principle is the reason you are blocked.
So, on to the underlying issue. Is the content on page in violation of POLEMIC? Honestly, I'd say no. POLEMIC in bold refers to Very divisive or offensive material not related to encyclopedia editing. Is what he's saying offensive? Barely. Very divisive? Not really. AND it's related to encyclopedic editing. It just doesn't fit in that section. It's not targeted at individuals or a specific group, let alone attacking or vilifying them. It's not a pre-meditated nasty attack, it's a person ranting on their way out the door. I don't agree with a word of it, but it's important to let people express themselves in situations like that.
Considering that my edit spoke of the fact that Tullian has publicly debated other with regards to his views, and the links I referenced go DIRECTLY to those debates, there should not be an issue. — Preceding unsigned comment added by BaptistBolt (talk • contribs) 18:51, 13 May 2013
Support request with team editing experiment project
Dear tech ambassadors, instead of spamming the Village Pump of each Misplaced Pages about my tiny project proposal for researching team editing (see here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/Grants:IdeaLab/Research_team_editing), I have decided to leave to your own discretion if the matter is relevant enough to inform a wider audience already. I would appreciate if you could appraise if the Misplaced Pages community you are more familiar with could have interest in testing group editing "on their own grounds" and with their own guidance. In a nutshell: it consists in editing pages as a group instead of as an individual. This social experiment might involve redefining some aspects of the workflow we are all used to, with the hope of creating a more friendly and collaborative environment since editing under a group umbrella creates less social exposure than traditional "individual editing". I send you this message also as a proof that the Inspire Campaign is already gearing up. As said I would appreciate of *you* just a comment on the talk page/endorsement of my project noting your general perception about the idea. Nothing else. Your contribution helps to shape the future! (which I hope it will be very bright, with colors, and Misplaced Pages everywhere) Regards from User:Micru on meta.
let me spit in the face of that filthy bastard.. he deserves it!
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Hello there Kosh. Just to let you know, I responded to your comments over at the discussion regarding disruptive behaviour on Heathenry themed articles, explaining where I feel that some of your points aren't supported by the evidence at hand. If you have a chance, do take a look and it would be good for the discussion if you could let me know if you had any counter-points to my own. Of course, I have to admit that I am obviously trying to convince you to change your opinion in that debate - but it is nothing personal! Regards, Midnightblueowl (talk) 22:32, 11 November 2015 (UTC)
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I'm an arbitration clerk, which means I help manage and administer the arbitration process (on behalf of the committee). I've reverted your hat at Misplaced Pages talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard (but have archived the discussion). While it is very appreciated when editors help moderate the arbitration process, I'm not sure that that was a disruptive enough, active enough discussion to warrant hatting of the entire discussion at that time. The talk page of the Committee noticeboard is to discuss decisions of the Committee. In addition, I notice that you've participated and expressed your opinion on this topic, making it more difficult to maintain the status of uninvolved editor needed for you to hat a discussion. Also, your wording in If you feel that strongly about it, run for arbcom feels like it's a bit less constructive than it could have been.
Also, in general, please do add your signature when you close a discussion, so that people can find who took the action, whether it was a clerk action or that of an uninvolved editor, etc. Thanks again for your time! L235 (t / c / ping in reply) 14:47, 19 November 2015 (UTC)
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Don't mess with other user's pages -- especially with incorrect edit summaries. That content is not a template, it's a custom banner. NE Ent12:32, 3 December 2015 (UTC)
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