User talk:Mei/Archive1

Greetings, Sandwiches, and welcome to the  of the internet! Thank you for signing up! 06:52, 28 December 2008 (EST)

Sysopship
Unfortunately, in light of your recent edits, I have been forced to make you a sysop. An informatory pamphlet can be found here. 11:23, 9 February 2009 (EST)
 * bad luck mate. Welcome to the legion on the damned. Totnesmartin 11:25, 9 February 2009 (EST)
 * I didn't know you could fit a legion on a damn. 11:29, 9 February 2009 (EST)
 * Oh sod. Of. Happy now, mister clever trousers? Totnesmartin 11:32, 9 February 2009 (EST)
 * Pants. Not Trousers. narrow minded yank...
 * It was trousers in The Young Ones Totnesmartin 11:51, 9 February 2009 (EST)
 * You appeart to be on a one person delete/don't delete campaign. Talk first please. 14:37, 9 February 2009 (EST)
 * You can be called "Elizabeth". No, with sandwiches 14:40, 9 February 2009 (EST)

Warning
Deletion of articles, templates or removal of templates without due cause is NOT valid action for a sysop. 14:46, 9 February 2009 (EST)


 * You appeart to be on a one person delete/don't delete campaign. Talk first please. 14:37, 9 February 2009 (EST)
 * You can be called "Elizabeth". No, with sandwiches 14:40, 9 February 2009 (EST)

Warning
Deletion of articles, templates or removal of templates without due cause is NOT valid action for a sysop. 14:46, 9 February 2009 (EST)

Above copied from old version of this page This is not going so well. &mdash; Unsigned, by: No, with sandwiches / talk / contribs
 * What are you trying to accomplish?  15:12, 9 February 2009 (EST)
 * (ec) I second your observation. WTF are you doing?


 * Can I be "Mei", please? Pseudonyms are boring. (And I can't rename myself, apparently)&mdash; Unsigned, by: Mei / talk / contribs

Curiosity
What the FUCK are you playing at? 15:12, 9 February 2009 (EST)
 * Oh, you'd miss me if I were gone. No, with sandwiches 15:20, 9 February 2009 (EST)
 * What do you want to be renamed? I can rename you.
 * Yes please.&mdash; Unsigned, by: Mei / talk / contribs
 * Done.  15:42, 9 February 2009 (EST)
 * I'm well aware of how to indent, dear.&mdash; Unsigned, by: Mei / talk / contribs
 * But not how to SIGN apparently (it's a bog standard cover all circumstances helpful template) 15:51, 9 February 2009 (EST)
 * What if I don't want to sign?&mdash; Unsigned, by: Mei / talk / contribs
 * I feel sure that we can think up some sanction. 15:59, 9 February 2009 (EST)
 * Do your worst.

Paradox
You protected the talk page. Why? --"CURtalk 16:00, 9 February 2009 (EST)
 * Because I'm a sociopath. Sorry, I should have mentioned that earlier, shouldn't I?&mdash; Unsigned, by: Mei / talk / contribs
 * Is there a best time to mention that one is a sociopath? KlapauciusEsteemed Constructor 16:07, 9 February 2009 (EST)
 * Without passing judgement, do we need sociopathic sysops? 16:10, 9 February 2009 (EST)
 * I've always wanted to say this: RationalWiki is becoming more like CP every day! KlapauciusEsteemed Constructor 16:13, 9 February 2009 (EST)
 * Sometime's I almost think its true. I'm trying to reverse the flow. We don't want to become the left-wing equivalent of CP. --"CURtalk 16:14, 9 February 2009 (EST)--"CURtalk 16:14, 9 February 2009 (EST)
 * What a load of bullshit CUR. Ace McWickedRevolt 16:18, 9 February 2009 (EST)
 * @Ace: I like you. Mei 16:22, 9 February 2009 (EST)
 * It's not an uncommon sentiment. 16:25, 9 February 2009 (EST)
 * Grow up, dear.
 * So demote me. I never asked to be a sysop, did I? And just because I'm a sociopath doesn't mean I don't have feelings.
 * Oh, wait, shoot, yes it does. &mdash; Unsigned, by: Mei / talk / contribs
 * Why would we demote a sociopath to bureaucrat? 16:24, 9 February 2009 (EST)
 * Now I'm lost. Mei 16:27, 9 February 2009 (EST)
 * We refer to promotion as "demotion" and vice versa. 16:28, 9 February 2009 (EST)
 * Um, why? &mdash; Unsigned, by: Mei / talk / contribs
 * Why not? --"CURtalk 16:33, 9 February 2009 (EST)
 * Irony. 16:32, 9 February 2009 (EST)
 * But there's a serious element to it as well: it enforces the fact that being a sysop does not make us superior to other users. KlapauciusEsteemed Constructor 16:35, 9 February 2009 (EST)
 * Oh delusion, how sweet you are. Come, let us embrace. Mei 16:37, 9 February 2009 (EST)
 * I've never understood that, as generally being a sysop means you have contributed enough to prove that you aren't a vandal. 16:38, 9 February 2009 (EST)

(unindent) True, although that also diminishes the "promotion" aspect of sysopship, as almost everyone on this site is one. The use of "demotion" thus also serves to remind us that being a sysop is no big deal, unlike, say, Wikipedia. In regards to my above comment, I was thinking more along the lines of avoiding "my opinion is worth more because I'm a sysop"-type incidents with newbie/anon editors. KlapauciusEsteemed Constructor 16:50, 9 February 2009 (EST)

Please stop it
While in the middle of editing today, I have been vandal-binned twice (the second time immediately after I paroled myself) and blocked once twice by you. (The only explanation given was "Quit it" and "Unfunny vandalism".) The first time I let it pass as a harmless joke, but three four consecutive times is going too far.

Now would you please stop it? I'm trying to edit here, and I do not appreciate being hindered for no apparent reason. 19:14, 9 February 2009 (EST)

Just sayin'...
Hey Mei, I noticed that you blocked RA for 3141 seconds. In general, a 314 second block is taken as a fun one, but the 3141 second block is reserved for cases of wandalism, and we generally try to steer away from using that option (and the ones under it) unless we need to. This is probabally a mistake born out of not knowing, but I am just pointing it out to you.

Promotion
It looks to me, from the above series of comments, that this user really wasn't ready to handle the extra buttons. P. Hoover, how would you feel about reversing your earlier action? Any other opinions? Was "Mei" just "testing" them, or were they abusing them? Thanks,  ħ uman  19:49, 9 February 2009 (EST)