-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 And besides, it's not like a compromised admin could do permanent damage. Unlike a few years ago, everything can be reverted.
- -X! On May 24, 2009, at 7:18 AM [May 24, 2009 ], FT2 wrote: > Er... yes. And by the magic power vested in this rock and their > super-hacking skills, they shall also turn all editors into modern > Swiss > historians at the same time, fix the world economy, and invent > faster-than-light travel. > > In other words, ignore it. > > FT2 > > > On Sun, May 24, 2009 at 11:59 AM, William King > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I got the same message from [[User: Joe Ker]] back on Thursday >> night. That >> user was subsequently blocked after I notified admins on IRC >> (#wikipedia-en) >> about the situation. >> >> William King (Willking1979) >> >> -------------------------------------------------- >> From: "C. Currie" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2009 6:53 AM >> To: <[email protected]> >> Subject: [WikiEN-l] [WIKIEN-l] It's probably nothing, but ... >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I received this message in my inbox a few hours ago. Did anyone >>> else >>> recieve it, and does anyone know if there's anything of substance >>> behind >>> it? >>> >>> CJ >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: EnduranceFan <[email protected]> >>> Date: Sun, May 24, 2009 at 3:06 AM >>> Subject: Wikipedia e-mail >>> To: CJCurrie <[email protected]> >>> >>> >>> Tonight, you’re all gonna be a part of a social experiment. >>> Through the >>> magic of hacking skills and steward powers, I’m ready right now >>> to blow >>> your >>> minds sky high. Anyone attempts to block me or revert, you all get >>> desysopped. >>> >>> Each of you has a button to block another editor. At midnight, I >>> desysop >>> and >>> block you all. If, however, one of you indefinitely blocks as many >>> constructive editors as you can, I’ll let that admin keep their >>> admin >>> powers. So, who’s it gonna be? Wikipedia’s most-wanted scumbag >>> collection >>> or >>> the sweet and innocent contributors? You choose. Oh, and you >>> might wanna >>> decide quickly because the other administrators may not be quite so >>> noble. ― >>> The Joker >>> >>> -- >>> This e-mail was sent by user "EnduranceFan" on the English >>> Wikipedia to >>> user >>> "CJCurrie". It has been automatically delivered and the Wikimedia >>> Foundation >>> cannot be held responsible for its contents. >>> >>> The sender has not been given any information about your e-mail >>> account >>> and >>> you are not required to reply to this e-mail. For further >>> information on >>> privacy, security, and replying, as well as abuse and removal from >>> emailing, >>> see <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Email>. >> > _______________________________________________ > WikiEN-l mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (Darwin) iEYEARECAAYFAkoZL7sACgkQJj66ZG7fbBwlOgCfYBlGeiArF0ix6ySiYl8kqSDh UxAAnjxXlUBYfJzngRDE9Xlo77fq1uwT =+W2C -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
