tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33573016.post6800363917483949451..comments2024-02-11T02:24:22.330-06:00Comments on Nonbovine Ruminations: Open Letter to SlimVirginAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107127399494404366noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33573016.post-53551381316632979562007-12-13T02:31:00.000-06:002007-12-13T02:31:00.000-06:00All good, except that James is an arsehole, and he...All good, except that James is an arsehole, and he probably did do what she suggests.<BR/><BR/>Mind you, Sarah could do with learning that there are not two distinct groups on Wikipedia that can be labelled "fucktards/nonfucktards" but generally just an enormous crew of fucktards and a few poor souls who are just getting on with it. You, Kelly, are of course in the greater group, because just getting on with it is not your style.Dr Zenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14447633362204112316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33573016.post-16630263650457569722007-12-03T20:32:00.000-06:002007-12-03T20:32:00.000-06:00I guess everybody gets more fair and objective whe...I guess everybody gets more fair and objective when they see things from a distance.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17724373978066396316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33573016.post-34234810522860527282007-12-03T18:46:00.000-06:002007-12-03T18:46:00.000-06:00Nice post. It is so amazing to me how vicious, unr...Nice post. It is so amazing to me how vicious, unreasonable, and damn wrong Kelly can be when involved in conflicts on Wikipedia, and how sharp and correct she can be in commenting on a matter when not directly involved in it. You're a great Wikipedia asset Kelly, as long as you keep on staying out of Wikipedia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33573016.post-48700459949711134952007-12-03T09:49:00.000-06:002007-12-03T09:49:00.000-06:00One can hope or pray for redemption of a lost and ...One can hope <I>or</I> pray for redemption of a lost and troubled soul.Moultonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14800784950094043498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33573016.post-47003133709308118012007-12-02T19:17:00.000-06:002007-12-02T19:17:00.000-06:00Kelly, I think you're being a little too hard on S...Kelly, I think you're being a little too hard on SlimVirgin here. These aren't "power games" or attempts to get attention; the fact is, she's convinced herself that her paranoia about her WP-related enemies is completely justified, and this is just a reflection of that. It may very well be justified - but either way, some people take harsh criticism very personally, and have a hard time being realistic about what it actually <I>means.</I> It's easy to assume that SlimVirgin is lashing out against her perceived enemies out of sheer malice, but I don't think that's necessarily the case.<BR/><BR/>I'm not going to say she shouldn't resign, since that would obviously be the best thing for all concerned, but she has to work that out for herself. As long as she's able to convince herself that she was "forced" into leaving, she'll come back again and again, taking every decent opportunity to prove her detractors were wrong, and each time will be worse than the last.<BR/><BR/>As for what to do in the meantime, I dunno... Are you religious?B.C. Folloahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17435594361780284175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33573016.post-78870974173231392482007-12-02T15:04:00.000-06:002007-12-02T15:04:00.000-06:00Dan,It is indeed conjecture. The main reason for ...Dan,<BR/><BR/>It is indeed conjecture. The main reason for having it at all is that I have not been able to form a coherent theory of motivation for SlimVirgin's behavior. Of course, there is the distinct possibility that Slim is simply mentally ill, which would mean that her behavior cannot be rationally explained, but I prefer not to rely on mental illness as an explanation for behavior until all other explanations have been ruled out.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04107127399494404366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33573016.post-77611787220889701742007-12-02T14:47:00.000-06:002007-12-02T14:47:00.000-06:00Interesting theory (that all the SlimStuff is a bi...Interesting theory (that all the SlimStuff is a big trolling event), but apparently just a conjecture rather than something with specific evidence (kind of like Durova's "sleuthing"... :-) ) If this is true, who do you think is in on it, and who is just duped by it? Is there a massive conspiracy perhaps involving people on both sides of the big Wikipedia fights of the last couple of years?Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17724373978066396316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33573016.post-146999626101361772007-12-02T10:22:00.000-06:002007-12-02T10:22:00.000-06:00Cyde, it has occurred to me that it's possible tha...Cyde, it has occurred to me that it's possible that the entire SlimVirgin thing is an extended troll. If this is, in fact, the case, it's just another reason to eject her and her cohorts in crime from the project. (And it's not as though she contributes much in the way of useful content; virtually all of her article writing is badly biased.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04107127399494404366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33573016.post-46013249181343997612007-12-02T10:14:00.000-06:002007-12-02T10:14:00.000-06:00Reading your link, I see that she's turning around...Reading your link, I see that she's turning around and attacking me now too. She really cannot let anything go. Maybe she has so many enemies because she's always actively working to bring them back into the fold? Why else would she be trying to start up another conflict with me?<BR/><BR/>She likes being the center of attention, and the best way to do that for her is to make Wikipedia a warzone. Unfortunately, the fighting cools down every so often, so she has to instigate some more of it. This latest list was a brilliant idea - I feel sorry for the poor saps who got caught up in it and used by SlimVirgin, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33573016.post-8549167455472480292007-12-02T09:20:00.000-06:002007-12-02T09:20:00.000-06:00I'm pretty sure she knows where to find it if she ...I'm pretty sure she knows where to find it if she wanted to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33573016.post-4785254797480161192007-12-02T09:09:00.000-06:002007-12-02T09:09:00.000-06:00Here's the evidencehttp://www.wikitruth.info/index...Here's the evidence<BR/><BR/>http://www.wikitruth.info/index.php?title=Durova%27s_Sekret_Evidence<BR/><BR/>ZOMG ATTACK SITEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33573016.post-89686937698763161742007-12-02T09:04:00.000-06:002007-12-02T09:04:00.000-06:00drama!drama!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33573016.post-14349991209837767112007-12-02T04:07:00.000-06:002007-12-02T04:07:00.000-06:00I very much agree on this. Wikipedia is supposed t...I very much agree on this. Wikipedia is supposed to be some kind of encyclopedia for mankind, and the powergames she's playing is intolerable nonsense that I will not stand for. I would say more, but I would like to preserve *some* dignity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com