Conservapedia:JessicaT

JessicaT (aka, KotomiT, Kotomi Tanaka, 田中異美), is a former Conservapedian sysop who was demoted after a dispute with her peers.

She claims to have first discovered Conservapedia while she was in South Africa, where it seems her immediate family have lived for a number of years - her father's transfer abroad may be another indication of her family's status being higher than she lets on. This probably accounts to some extent for her decent command of written English, though many Japanese students learn English to a fairly high degree.

When active, she appears to be the polar opposite of any of the other Conservapedia sysops and far from being yet another member of Andy's echo-chamber. For a long time, RationalWiki erroneously assumed that she was unaware of or studiously ignored the usual ideological minefields, instead concentrating on writing articles - 90% of which deal with Japanese language, culture and history - pitching in and reverting vandalism when she came across it. She sort of proved this wasn't quite the case.

She's the fifth non-U.S. citizen to be given block rights (after Phil Rayment, Joaquin, BrianCo and Bugler) and is a teacher (albeit at what appears to be a private Christian academy ), which - given Andy's loathing of the formal school system - makes her promotion unusual.

Jessica was beginning to get used to her new powers, and was becoming more and more of a goon up until her conflict with TK.

Editing history
JessicaT signed up on 2 May 2008 and received sysop 'lite' powers on 2 December 2008, possibly as a reward for long service. As part of Andy's 2008 honours list, she was elevated to the rank of goddess chosen few sysop on 1 January 2009.

She rarely engaged with other users (most often with Ed Poor, Joaquin and DinsdaleP, whom she calls a friend) on the site, and was always polite and respectful when she did - and these sentiments were (generally) returned in kind. This, combined with her chosen subject matter, might account for her empty block log — surely some kind of record amongst ordinary CP editors.

The only times she has really spoken out before 13th Dec '08 was on pro-Japanese matters - objecting to DeanS linking the Akihabara knife attack to gun control, tackling RJJensen on his use of Hirohito, where she insisted he should be referred to as Showa, but later backed down (all her articles do refer to him as Showa, however) and taking on Karajou in this debate. (It appears as if she's another Conservapede who reads WIGO and TWIGO ).

She also seemed to be having fun over there, often signing the edit summary of copyedits to her articles with a "baka!" (idiot!) and even engaging (probably due to the lack of blocking powers) in a humourous revert war with several wandals during "Conservapedia Day".

She appears to be a genuinely nice (and cute, if you see her userpage), but misguided person, which makes her presence (and status) there all the more unusual.

Although she might have looked at some strange websites: [http://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=User_talk%3AJessicaT&diff=630318&oldid=630315 hmmm... wonder what I would look like in a maid uniform? *grin*]

At some point after her banishment, newly promoted sysop DouglasA took it upon himself to rid Conservapedia of many of her articles. The effect of his on-going efforts can been seen in the vast number of redlinks appearing in her list of created articles on Conservapedia.

13 Dec 08
(The full text of a remarkable edit by JessicaT)

What followed
Ed Poor added a comment. He explains how he feels children should be taught to be polite and finished, “You have blocking rights. I hope you will use them liberally.” Perhaps he hopes if she gets used to using teh power and finds it satisfying she’ll stop worrying about unfair blocks. Joaquín Martínez and BRichtigen added their comments here. Ed poor reverted just one of the two comments. The reason is unclear. Jessica says she plans to (do what? Make the vandals feel her blocking power?). Then belatedly she reinstates the deleted comment and complains. A sad little Christian, probably brainwashed by the blocking process supports the blockers. Await developments.

Jessica's considered response the next day
Bugler, thank you for your equally eloquent response, but you make a few fundamental errors. One - regardless of low long I have had my privileges, believe it or not, I have been a member here a day or two less than you, and I am perfectly aware of what is going on, and the changes that have occurred within this project over the past few months - hence my appeal. And ironically you talk about "forces inside and outside Conservapedia to capture and redirect this project" - strange thing is, that is label I unfortunate associate with you. You claim you are the victim, yet strangely I have not seen a single complaint directed against anybody else, except by you. and here again, you turn a plea for co-operation into an attack on me. Why am I not surprised? And I stand by my "kristalnacht" (or maybe "night of the blunt knives" would be better, hmmm?) - any attempt to segregate people on any means whatsoever is wrong, and those who suggest it - are in my mind, not evil, but wrong. You forget - I have lived for many years in SA - the marks of apartheid are still clear. I will oppose its virtual form too.

Oh, and I have never advocated pacifism - what I have said is I am tired of seeing people in authority here 'verbally' abusing other editors. There is no need for it, and it makes you look like a bully and a thug who cannot debate otherwise. If you are happy with that un-Christian image, so be it. There is no call for that. If you are going to react to 'character assassination' in a equally childish way, so be it. However, take heed of my warning above. I will not hesitate to make an example of those who needlessly abuse other people on here.

As for my participation elsewhere, if was clear I was being spoken about, so thought I should at least have a word. Do I agree with everything they say and do - no, but given the kindness I was shown there, compared to what certain people have shown me here, it would appear as if my enemy's enemy is my friend.

TK - I have under idea what your copy/paste is about - people here have no rights, but should simply slave away until you tire of them and block them.

At least the blue corner did not disappoint me in their response to my appeal. I think it is clear who is more interested in working together and who is not now. Maybe we have no more to say to each other. 05:19, 14 December 2008 (EST)

Sysopship
She was promoted to sysop on January 1 2009 along with others, an attempt by Andy to pacify his subjects. Not much happened afterwards, she rarely used her newfound authority and for the most part ignored other sysops' abuse, that is, until...

Conflict with TK, demotion and retirement
Following a bunch of revisions of "MediaWiki:Ipbreason-dropdown"'s History (where the default dropdown options for blocks are displayed), Jessica removed the snark on some options and removed the xenophobic "Liberal multiculturalism / world view". , who had added most of the removed items, reverted the edit. Two edits and a few hours later Aschlafly removes her rights, with the reason "repeated conflicts with other Admins, including deletion of the often-applicable "liberal vandalism" reason for blocking" marking one of the few instances where he stands up against other sysops' actions, to others' bewilderment.

Jessica retired immediately but later started editing A Storehouse of Knowledge as KotomiT.

As with many other editors and sysops, TK was a major factor in Jessica being demoted. She spoke to this a bit at aSK "...after thinking about it overnight, it dawned on me what a malicious and small-minded person Terry must be, to continue to cast aspersions on my character even after I have left CP...It speaks volumes about his own insecurities that he continues his nonsense elsewhere, even after I am no longer a threat to his games on CP. User:KotomiT 08:39, 7 May 2009 (UTC)"

Punchline
He/she is a sock of Psygremlin.