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For earlier talk pages see the archives below:
| Archive Number | Message Numbers | Dates | What's Inside |
|---|---|---|---|
| #0 | 1-50 | 13 Mar 05 - 13 Jun 05 | My welcome from Gaurav, I meet Tony the Marine and Antonio, get yelled at a little, and become an admin |
| #1 | 51-100 | 13 Jun 05 - 27 Jul 05 | Some random discussions, people thanking me for voting support on their RFAs, MARMOT shows up and becomes a pain (and gets banned), JarlaxleArtemis complains that I blocked him, and other goodies |
| #2 | 101-150 | 20 Jul 05 - 7 Sep 05 | More random discussions, more of JarlaxleArtemis trying to place blame on me, Tony asks for my help, JarlaxleArtemis goes insane and starts impersonating me accross different wikis (and gets banned), SPUI reveals his love for me (o_O), and Essjay appoints me as a cardinal of the Protestant Church of Misplaced Pages. |
| #3 | 151-200 | 7 Sep 05 - 9 Nov 05 | Even more user impersonation, arbitration stuff, I go lose my cool for a moment, administrative ordeals, Daniel Brandt goes on a personal crusade against Misplaced Pages (and gets banned), and other goodies |
| #4 | 201-250 | 9 Nov 05 - 12 Dec 05 | Pigsonthewing acts weird, I let JarlaxleArtemis and MARMOT back into the community (gasp!), random admin stuff, try to defend admins who were wrongly labeled as pedophiles, get a moving Happy Birthday from Tony the Marine, and other goodies |
| #5 | 251-300 | 12 Dec 05 - 26 Dec 05 | More stuff on the pedophilia fiasco, become a bureaucrat, get Christmas greetings, etc |
| #6 | 301-350 | 26 Dec 05 - 22 Feb 06 | Lots of administrative and miscellaneous discussions, Happy New Year greetings from Tony and Antonio, RFA reform discussions (which raised a bunch of questions but answered none), and I go on a break for about a month |
| #7 | 351-400 | 22 Feb 06 - 23 Apr 06 | I come back after a month-long break, lots of miscellaneous discussions, Easter greetings from Tony, Wikimedia and Wikimania stuff |
| #8 | 401-450 | 23 Apr 06 - 31 May 06 | Insanity: HolyRomanEmperor's request for adminship explodes, I get yelled at for unblocking a couple of users, and Half-Life 2 gains featured article status |
| #9 | 451-500 | 31 May 06 - 1 Sep 06 | I run for the Wikimedia Board of Trustees (and lose), get featured in the New York Times, and other assorted things |
| #10 | 451-478 | 1 Sep 06 - 19 Jan 2007 | Messages up to time that I take a 10-month Wikibreak |
| #11 | 478-550 | 19 Jan 07 - ? | TBA |
My dear friend
Send me your e-mail. I want to always keep in touch with you. Tony the Marine (talk) 03:41, 21 September 2008 (UTC)
Re-evaluation of bureaucrat status
Hi there! I'm posting to inform you of an ongoing discussion at Misplaced Pages talk:Bureaucrat removal, which is of relevance to you as an en.wiki bureaucrat. The discussion centres around whether bureaucrat status should be considered a 'lifetime' appointment like administrators, or whether bureaucrats should be subject to periodic reconfirmation in a manner more like the stewards. There is also consideration for a separate re-evaluation of the status of those bureaucrats who were promoted in the early days of wikipedia, when the standards at RfB were significantly lower than they are currently, and whether such users still retain the explicit trust of the community.
As an "inactive bureaucrat" (one who has not performed a 'crat action in the past year), we're particularly keen to hear your thoughts on these issues; in particular the following:
- Do you consider yourself to still be a wikipedia bureaucrat in spirit, or is the flag essentially just a legacy? Do you have any intention of ever returning to being an 'active' bureaucrat?
- What do you consider your position to be in terms of your 'mandate' from the community, in comparison to more recently-promoted bureaucrats?
- Would you be amenable to surrendering the bureaucrat flag, or participating in a reconfirmation RfB, if asked to do so? In what circumstances would you consider such an action?
Your thoughts on these, and any other comments you may have, would be very much appreciated. We have set up a section on the discussion page, Misplaced Pages talk:Bureaucrat removal#'Crat comments, for such responses.
Many thanks in advance, Happy‑melon 23:59, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
PS: Do you really think it's kosher to full-protect your user talk page?
Ahh, Misplaced Pages
Came across a familiar face when looking through WP:FB... reliving Wikimemories now. I haven't been in IRC in the longest time, and don't think I could handle getting back into it. How are you? — BRIAN0918 • 2009-09-02 17:37Z