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A project written by educated adults policed by school kids cannot possibly succeed. Something fundamental needs to change to here, and until it does you can count me out. [[User:Malleus Fatuorum|Malleus]] [[User_talk:Malleus_Fatuorum|Fatuorum]] 23:41, 15 October 2010 (UTC)

:Malleus, it is not news that this place isn't run properly. You've known that for ages. Hang with Ealdgyth for a while or something, she will keep you out of trouble! ;) Anyway, these guys don't have that much power. While you don't need to do things that produce tension with those guys, even if you do ... well ... the blocks aren't even sticking these days. You'd essentially be giving them victory when they are nowhere near it. Stick with it! :) [[User:Deacon of Pndapetzim|Deacon of Pndapetzim]] ([[User talk:Deacon of Pndapetzim|Talk]]) 23:54, 15 October 2010 (UTC)

:: Seriously. Agree. Malleus, there are massive problems on Wiki, but you are one of the editors who puts highly visible content on the mainpage. The remaining 99% of the Wiki isn't something any of us should lose sleep over, and you certainly shouldn't let that remaining 99% influence your decisions! It has always been true that 1% of Wiki articles are worth reading-- why worry yourself about the rest out there? If other editors who put up Wiki's best work had a problem with you, I might see it differently. You are known by the company you keep, and you keep company with the editors who are putting forward Wiki's best work. Avoid the lowest common denominator effect! [[User:SandyGeorgia|SandyGeorgia]] ([[User talk:SandyGeorgia|Talk]]) 23:59, 15 October 2010 (UTC)

:::I gotta agree with Malleus. He was ''improving'' an article - he made many edits, but his efforts were denigrated. When he - OMG! - used a bad word he was blocked! Either this project is about writing and writers are allowed to write, or it's not about writing and instead about pushing personal agendas. I think it's become about pushing personal agendas and has ceased to be about writing. [[User:Truthkeeper88|Truthkeeper88]] ([[User talk:Truthkeeper88|talk]]) 00:05, 16 October 2010 (UTC)

:::I think that [[User:John|John]] should start the RfC that he's obviously so determined to have. Who knows, it may even teach him a lesson that he otherwise seems to be incapable of learning. On the other hand it may expose wikipedia's governance as the dishonest sham that it is. Who can tell. [[User:Malleus Fatuorum|Malleus]] [[User_talk:Malleus_Fatuorum|Fatuorum]] 00:14, 16 October 2010 (UTC)

MF, I think you got a bum rap on this one. [[User:Gimmetoo|Gimmetoo]] ([[User talk:Gimmetoo|talk]]) 01:15, 16 October 2010 (UTC)

Malleus, I have only the vaguest of vague notions what the heck is going on here, but I beg you not to desert the ship. In my brief time here, I've seen some extraordinary rudeness and a great deal of smug superiority, all in users who seem to get away with it no matter how insulting, and ultimately discouraging to others, their behavior becomes. I am surprised you got blocked and chastistied; I hadn't realized sarcasm was a criminal offense here. I confess to having been both exasperated and sarcastic on occasion. Should I be worried? The admins seem to be a bit, shall we say, humorless? I do hope you will come by the Salem Witch Trials page next week (how apropos) to see the progress I'm hoping to have made by then, and tell me what you think (including criticising as necessary). You have been only kind and helpful to me (I hope this doesn't shock the Administrators too much), and I am grateful for the support you've shown. Take care. --[[User talk:TEHodson|TEHodson]] 02:34, 16 October 2010 (UTC)

::Please Malleus - do not allow these ridiculously naive, small town Admins another victory. We have seen their attitude drive off too many of the better editors already - we can't afford to lose any more. [[User:GiacomoReturned|''' Giacomo ''']] 08:16, 16 October 2010 (UTC)

== Apologies ==

Malleus Fatuorum, I wanted to express my apologies to you, if you thought that my use of the word "lazy" in this comment at FAR [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Featured_article_review/Simon_Byrne/archive1&diff=390763606&oldid=390763012] was meant to be applied to you. It was not. That was not my intention. I have stricken that part of my comment [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Featured_article_review/Simon_Byrne/archive1&diff=391017161&oldid=390851790]. I am sorry. I will try not to use the word "lazy" in comments on Wikipedia discussion-pages in the future - as you are correct that such a word could be taken the wrong way. Once again, I am sorry that my comment was misconstrued in such a fashion. Yours, -- '''[[User:Cirt|Cirt]]''' ([[User talk:Cirt|talk]]) 06:58, 16 October 2010 (UTC)

:*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3ASandyGeorgia&action=historysubmit&diff=390963333&oldid=390962300]. [[User:GiacomoReturned|''' Giacomo ''']] 07:20, 16 October 2010 (UTC)

::Thank you, I will strive to take those comments under advisement, as well. -- '''[[User:Cirt|Cirt]]''' ([[User talk:Cirt|talk]]) 07:29, 16 October 2010 (UTC)