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whose obsession with order and regulation often prevents real progress; I like to see results, and I always judge progress on "how an outsider would see it" - so trying to distract me from real issues to your bureaucratic obsessions is likely to be a non-starter. But, hey, if that's your bag, go for
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For years, as a prolific
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permission and blessing. This is the single worst vandalism I have seen in my several years and hundreds of edits at
Knowledge ("we don't call this vandalism", he says, smugly - oh, so that's all right then?). Oh, and I never once sought a Thank You, a "badge", or any other recognition, and don't
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I'm still surprised how many bullies survive on wikipedia; they edit your work at will, and revert at will (with threats) - but woe betide the junior editor who objects to their hard work being deleted at a stroke with no discussion.
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I no longer have specific areas of interest; I found that too many areas I was interested in were 'owned' by idiots who would rather hold back
Knowledge than allow 'outsiders' to change anything of substance; life's too short.
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Petty editors who think they own pages will be the ruination of
Knowledge; I can take plain speaking without whining (unlike some), but I will not waste my time improving pages to have them vandalised by
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A late arrival on the
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I have rudely and firmly put the jerk in his place; so firmly, in fact, that I will inevitabley be banned from
Knowledge - which, frankly, is preferable to a
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Luckily, the bullies are a very small minority, so life goes on, as does wikipedia - just a shame that there's no way to eradicate the problem.
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which would, equally inevitably, support him against me (no hard feelings; I've seen his badges, I know how bureaucracies work).
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Meanwhile, I'll stick to providing what visitors want - honesty, integrity and information (yes, I'm really out of fashion!).
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I still use
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This will be removed once I'm banned, so enjoy it while it lasts. Thank you and
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