I wasn't going to update this situation, but it's funny enough that I decided I have to.
Wikinews does seem quite dead recently. As far as I can tell, there are only two users online in the past four days! The other one is someone named User:Bddpaux, who informed me: "You have to slowwwwwwly gain respect here. It will be given, but it must be earned. I'm not yet a reviewer and I'm merely HOPING to become a credentialled reporter here sometime this year" "As someone who's really had to GRIND IT OUT for each rung I've earned here.....IMHO Xe could stand to show a modicum of humility at this point." Apparently he is not yet allowed to set the "checked" flag on articles, but has worked very hard for a number of months to achieve whatever ranks and titles he lays claim to. Isn't a wiki administrator just an editor with a mop? That's how I treat my privileges on Wikipedia. I have never threatened other editors with blocking over policy disputes, or demanded that they show "humility" towards me. The hierarchy on Wikinews seems to be authoritarian and pervasive. In any case, User:Pi zero, the guy who failed my article, has now blocked me for "vandalism". I am not a typing student and don't have any gay friends (c.f. http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Friends_of_gays_should_not_be_allowed_to_edit_articles ) so it's not at all clear to me what the word "vandalism" means in this context. Okay, I'm done with Wikinews now, so that's all-- for real this time. Shii _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
