Resummoning Holy Moment

[AprilRains]

Of course not. I don't need to.

I had it terminated.

That was a sock account I used to troll you. I knew you'd snitch on it. You're a tattletale.

The account I'm talking about, you can't find. You cannot back your boast. You are lying.

[W. Rabbit]

A Facebook account I control has been posting there. What does my real name have to do with it? Wabbit claims that he can identify people by writing style. If that's true, this should be easy for him.

Since that account does not bear my real name, he won't be outing me by identifying it.

Of course not. I don't need to.

I had it terminated.

[Holy Moment]

Fuck, it turns out that Kurt Pellegrino actually stole my friend's phone. Looks like we're going to have to raid his house.

I blame Micah for this entire situation, so he's coming with us.

Pellegrino's nickname is the "Belmar Batman." Logically, that means we should all dress up like Batman villains when we raid his lair.

I know who I'm going as:

https://batman.fandom.com/wiki/The_Bouncer

[AprilRains]

As one of the few people who actually makes valuable edits to Wikipedia based on validated Bullshido content...

Hey, I was right!

Wikipedia is a multiplayer video game. The objective is to delete other users' pages while preserving your own. You get bonus points for convincing people you're an expert in fields you know nothing about.

I called it!

it's hopless,

Well, obviously that's tough on a rabbit. HAW HAW HAW

and you know how I rarely give up on a quest.

I see you do little else. Aside from ban-evading and begging the mods here to undo your bans, you seem to have little or no resiliency.

You have no idea the crusade I went through to get the article fixed.

"Fixed"? It's gone, dude. You are trying to bandage a corpse.

But the Lords of Wikitext are Legion, humourless, and cruelly power-mad;

This is absolutely true.

being presented on "Jeopardy!" wasn't good enough. Being mentioned once in a non peer reviewed academic work wasn't either. A couple mentions in court? Farts in the wind. But I did try.

All bantz aside, it sounds like you did everything that could be done.

If you really want to know, it's a matter of notability. Bullshido's referencial valence is simply too low to pass muster. For that to change, we would need more secondary and tertiary sources.

That's probably true. Certainly it is the reason they will cite. I further suspect that they would find other excuses if that one ever failed. Once the Wikipedo clique has set its face against something, they will not generally reverse themselves.

[Holy Moment]

Fuck, it turns out that Kurt Pellegrino actually stole my friend's phone. Looks like we're going to have to raid his house.

I blame Micah for this entire situation, so he's coming with us.

[W. Rabbit]

Yeah, a wikipedio with a (I'm assuming) TMA born vendetta made every effort to fight the existence of the page. The fact that simply hanging around editing shit a lot, without being a useful contributor on any subject, gave that guy the resources to torpedo actual factual contributions is the reason I will never again donate to that site.

As one of the few people who actually makes valuable edits to Wikipedia based on validated Bullshido content...it's hopless, and you know how I rarely give up on a quest.

You have no idea the crusade I went through to get the article fixed.

But the Lords of Wikitext are Legion, humourless, and cruelly power-mad; being presented on "Jeopardy!" wasn't good enough. Being mentioned once in a non peer reviewed academic work wasn't either. A couple mentions in court? Farts in the wind. But I did try.

If you really want to know, it's a matter of notability. Bullshido's referencial valence is simply too low to pass muster. For that to change, we would need more secondary and tertiary sources.

[AprilRains]

Yeah, a wikipedio with a (I'm assuming) TMA born vendetta made every effort to fight the existence of the page. The fact that simply hanging around editing shit a lot, without being a useful contributor on any subject, gave that guy the resources to torpedo actual factual contributions is the reason I will never again donate to that site.

Well, yeah. Wikipedia is a multiplayer video game. The objective is to delete other users' pages while preserving your own. You get bonus points for convincing people you're an expert in fields you know nothing about.

It is against Wikipedia policy to inquire into an editor's claimed credentials.

[The Cap]

I wasn't kidding about this. It looks like the article was deleted in 2010. This was its fourth nomination, which suggests to me that a clique of Wikipedos was out to get the article.

Yeah, a wikipedio with a (I'm assuming) TMA born vendetta made every effort to fight the existence of the page. The fact that simply hanging around editing shit a lot, without being a useful contributor on any subject, gave that guy the resources to torpedo actual factual contributions is the reason I will never again donate to that site.

[W. Rabbit]

I appreciate the offer, but I think maybe it's better I don't. If there's any information worth sharing from that thread, and if the mods think this is worth doing, they can presumably clue me in. Better still, if a Wikipedia expert were also a paid member, they could just read the thread.

I already did.

Forget it.

It's not needed, or desirable.

[AprilRains]

Not cheap. Just weak in the head.

Then we'll need a new order of idiocy to describe you, because I've outsmarted you more times than you've had not meals. I mean, it was neck and neck and then you skipped breakfast.

[W. Rabbit]

For the record, I don't think you're cheap.

Not cheap. Just weak in the head.

[AprilRains]

For the record, I don't think you're cheap.

Much appreciated.

So, Wabbit, obviously I'm thinking of you when I speak of Bullies with Wikipedia experience. I believe you've posted before about being an editor there. If you have significant experience navigating the twisty passages of the Wikipedia bureaucracy, that would be even better.

I'm being up front about this because I don't want you thinking that I'm laying some sort of subtle trap. I'm being quite obvious and blatant about what I'm thinking here, and if it is a trap, it's not one I'm making. I suspect Wikipedia politics are a thicket of nonsense and self-important posers, but that idea is what keeps me from trying to get things done there. If your experience of them is different, that might make you a good candidate for this sort of thing.

Of course, if someone else wants to volunteer, that's cool too.

[hungryjoe]

I appreciate the offer, but I think maybe it's better I don't. If there's any information worth sharing from that thread, and if the mods think this is worth doing, they can presumably clue me in. Better still, if a Wikipedia expert were also a paid member, they could just read the thread.

For the record, I don't think you're cheap.

[AprilRains]

I've come across some stuff but can't share with you. Cause you're cheap.

You want I pony up $20 to buy you a Supporting Membership for Christmas? You can pay me back in rabbit fur.

I appreciate the offer, but I think maybe it's better I don't. If there's any information worth sharing from that thread, and if the mods think this is worth doing, they can presumably clue me in. Better still, if a Wikipedia expert were also a paid member, they could just read the thread.

[hungryjoe]

I couldn't find such a thread, which suggests to me that it may be in a premium area of the site. I am pretty sure such a thread exists. There are a few prominent Bullshido members who were active in the Wikipedia deletion discussion.

I've come across some stuff but can't share with you. Cause you're cheap.

You want I pony up $20 to buy you a Supporting Membership for Christmas? You can pay me back in rabbit fur.