Hadron Quark wrote:
> Peter Kai Jensen <usenet@pekajemaps.homeip.net> writes:
>
> > Hadron Quark wrote:
> >
> >>>> It's being considered for deletion because one of the bozos here
> >>>> thinks they are judge, jury and executioner.
> >>>
> >>> Um, I nominated it exactly because I *don't* think I should be the
> >>> judge.
> >>
> >> Please. Weak.
> >
> > Explain. I call attention to a page that doesn't fit the criteria.
>
> No. You were spiteful. There is nothing wrong with that wiki. It is
> about a person who may or may not have some notoriety. You, I am glad to
> say, are not the sole judge of who may or may not "fit" the criteria.
>
> The fact is that this NG awakened you this innocuous enough Wiki and you
> decided to flag it for deletion.
>
> > Consensus so far is to delete. And administrator will be making the
> > final decision in a few days. How am I the judge?
>
> The instigator of a witch hunt where the catalyst was COLA.
>
> >
> >> Maybe you would like to nominate the Elvis Presley wiki too?
> >
> > Why should I? There is no question of notability, since he lives up to
> > just about every criteria for both biographies and musicians, while much
> > less is required for inclusion. It's all detailed in
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:BIO and
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:MUSIC (and if one is a nutter,
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:LIVING). The Yttrx entry doesn't
> > satisfy a single criterion with a reliable source.
> >
> >> Or the Beatles?
> >
> > Same thing. If you don't know what you're taking about, it's better to
> > keep quiet and be thought a fool than post such nonsense and remove all
> > doubt.
>
> Its called extrapolation.
>
> >
> >> Or Joe Bloggs?
> >
> > Don't really know who that is supposed to be, but I learned from the
> > Wikipedia article that it's apparently a typical generic placeholder
> > name. It seems to be in common usage in some parts of the world. The
> > article definitely has encyclopedic value and it's not really a
> > biography, so rather irrelevant to this conversation.
> >
> >> Where does your nosiness end?
> >
> > Nosiness? You know, I don't particularly care who violated policy or
> > why, but I'll be damned if I'm just going to ignore it when my
> > attention
>
> Aha! Now you get the point. And we see the truth behind your
> actions. You are in charge.
>
> > is brought to it. If I notice a rarely visited page has been
> > vandalized, I'll also correct that. Is that also nosiness in your
> > opinion?
>
> No. That is vandalism and should be corrected.
>
> Look, of course I understand the point about criteria being met for
> wikipedia. But at the end of the day they are fairly hazy - one mans
> hero is unknown elsewhere. For all you know they have a statue of t-rex
> in Hobbiton.
>
> I think I am not a little dismayed at the fact that something from this
> NG has bubbled over into wikipedia and such. Petty, bombastic and plain
> overkill.
Welcome to the "Firendly Linux Community" .
Yea right!
They are only friendly if you agree with their philosophy 100 percent.
If not, they will turn on you like a rabid dog.
No wonder Linux is so unpopular.
People aren't stupid. When they ask for help and get told RTFM by some
arrogant Linux freak, they disappear and unless they have good reason
to learn Linux, they will ditch it in the dustbin
Linux users are amongst the most unfriendly, snobbish, stuck up group
of people I have ever encountered.
I think it stems from fear of losing their position as "know it alls"
because Linux is getting easier to use and their "secret knowledge" of
the command line is no longer needed.
Linux users = nasty losers.
These rabid