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==Hall of shame== |
==Hall of shame== |
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[[Image:Cucking stool.png|thumb|right|A foolish administrator receives a ritual [[WP:DUCK|ducking]] from the Wikipedia community]] |
[[Image:Cucking stool.png|thumb|right|A foolish administrator receives a ritual [[WP:DUCK|ducking]] from the Wikipedia community]] |
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[[Image:The arrest of Bligh propaganda cartoon from around 1810.jpg|thumb|right|"Fair cop, guv!" declares the administrator as he is arrested. "Let that be a lesson to us all." ]] |
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===[[User:AmiDaniel|AmiDaniel]] ''for the revert the right page award'' === |
===[[User:AmiDaniel|AmiDaniel]] ''for the revert the right page award'' === |
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Who succeeded in [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=prev&oldid=61168673 reverting] vandalism, but posted the reversion to the [[Main Page]] instead of the article. |
Who succeeded in [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=prev&oldid=61168673 reverting] vandalism, but posted the reversion to the [[Main Page]] instead of the article. |
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Revision as of 00:03, 5 February 2008
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It is a truth universally acknowledged that intelligent and otherwise sensible editors and administrators occasionally engage in acts of extreme stupidity.
Based on the fundamental principle that such blatant disregard of sensibility, however unintended, is best punished by humiliation, the village stocks have been built to identify the wiki-idiots in our midst.
Hall of shame
AmiDaniel for the revert the right page award
Who succeeded in reverting vandalism, but posted the reversion to the Main Page instead of the article.
Animum for the lèse majesté award
Self-confession – Was somehow overly impetuous and reverted Jimbo; also accidentally blocked ClueBot.
Dan100 for the most understated use of OOPS! as an edit summary award
On 12 December 2005, did, with shocking lack of situational awareness, block WP founder and chief honcho Jimbo.
Ed Poor for the boldness award
On August 1, 2005, Ed Poor, one of Wikipedia's senior editors, boldly decided to delete the entire VFD deletion process. The whole episode is described in the Signpost article "Deletion deletion".
Maxim for the "what does this button do?" award
Who managed, on 3 February 2008, to delete the Main Page, because someone told him it could not be done. (confession: [1]) Moral of the story: Don't delete the main page
Scientizzle for the baby and bathwater award
Who succeeded in locking the servers for half an hour on 16 January 2008 by deleting the sandbox, as discussed at AN/I and thus achieved various Wikitrouts and barn stars on his/her user page.
Nominations
Any editor perpetrating an act of extreme but logical stupidity can be nominated for this page, if the act or result is outrageous or amusing, but it is advisable to get their agreement, to avoid unnecessary and inappropriate distress.
Please note this is NOT a pillory. Its purpose is to amuse, and in essence is a type of cautionary tale, warning us all of the pitfalls waiting to lure us all in. It should never be offensive or accusatory, and anyone posted is free to remove themselves at any time.
Admins deliberately performing reckless acts in order to win admission to the page and gain the coveted Stocks "barn star" will be shunned.
Sentences can be confirmed by posting Template:Stocks on the recipient's talk page. Consider also using the following barnstar for serious Wiki-breaking offences:
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The Destroyer of the Wiki Barnstar | |
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