[Wikipedia-l] Re: POV accusations

Thu Nov 14 02:31:48 UTC 2002

On Wednesday 13 November 2002 02:50 pm, Christopher Mahan wrote:
> --- Bridget [name omitted for privacy reasons] <lapollutionestsimauvaise at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Its interesting how POV all these accusations against
> > me are. Why, apparently Ive been harrassing mav AND
> > April! Dear me, I can't remember having any
> > communication with April besides a talk page message
> > of
> >
> > "Instead of simply reverting all my changes would you
> > care to explain what is wrong with them?"
> >
> > As for mav...Isn't he harrassing me? I'm not the one
> > that flings around petty insults.
>
> Lir,

Jump up and down and pretend to be the victim all you want Lir, but your 
inability to be civil and play nice is very evident with your constant "my 
way or the highway" approach that often leads to edit wars. Heck your own 
user page states your own contempt for the "inferior lifeforms" that 
contribute to Wikipedia;  

"I am not a nice person and few on wikipedia like me. This is because I am the 
world's foremost authority. People are generally not happy when they meet 
somebody who knows the great truths. I am thus extremely egocentric and 
despicable. I act like a 14 year old child because I never want to grow up. I 
view most humans as inferior lifeforms."

Chris Mahan wrote;
> You've heard the one about not feeding the trolls? it's a funny one.
>
> Also, you know what it means to "operate under the radar"? It's a
> military term used by low flying aircraft to achieve their objective
> (reaching target and bombing it in general) without alerting enemy
> defenses and triggering response. It's also used nowadays by
> companies that operate in stealth mode, meaning without publicly
> disclosing their activities. It is used to be able to operate without
> interference from pesky things like reporters and analysts.
>
> So, don't feed the troll and operate under the radar... It works for
> me. I accomplish my goals without interference. :)

Perhaps you should consult a dictionary on what a troll actually is before you 
use the term. An internet troll is a person who is disruptive to just be 
disruptive. They don't intend to contribute to conversations but only intend 
to start flame wars. 

I was responding to a post by another Wikipedian stating that he regretted 
lifting the ban on Lir. I concured and added some detail on Lir's current 
activities. After that I went on with an idea on a new boilerplate that in 
effect makes people promise to abide by our rules in order to contribute to 
our website. That is hardly unproductive or "trollish".

-- Daniel Mayer (aka mav) 