Zim Babwe

How's my Nasty little Nina doing today? :-)


"Nina DiBoy" <nin@di.boy> wrote in message news:es037h$6h3$3@aioe.org...
> Hadron Quark wrote:
>> jjwassermann@yahoo.com writes:
>>
>>> 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.
>>
>> Only in this group as a general rule.
>
> Which group? This thread has only been crosspoasted to half a dozen
> groups or so.
>
>> Sure there are some "I know I
>> know" types in the help forums who take a lot of delight in making
>> trivial things appear hard, but at least they are there to help. This
>> NG, however, is just full to the brim of nasty pieces of work who will
>> insult a nOOb at the first opportunity. I am almost convinced that Roy
>> Spamawitz is a fully paid up member of M$ since the spam he posts here
>> scares off new users nearly every time. Other less competent posters
>> like Peter Köhlmann (ask him about AA and screen shots) just hang around
>> to "wannabe" - he is in fact a Windows user, makes his money from
>> windows but often fantasises about having a real Linux distro installed
>> and actually working. A strange lot. You'll fit right in. Pick up your
>> popcorn and enjoy the fun. Willy Boaster & Chrisv should have you
>> plonked in about 8 seconds ..7..6.. etc etc.
>>
>
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