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I invite your comment here. Hipocrite - «Talk» 19:09, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

I may, I'm kind of waiting to see what happens (shortly) over at MMM since that's been my only dealing with him. However, yeah, I've been following some of the other threads which had some sway when I asked yesterday that the page not be unprotected and endorsed the continued protection when his request was turned down. Either way, I'd be happiest if he could adapt to WP practice and policies and try harder to get along with other editors on this very public wiki. Gwen Gale 20:01, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

We are in violent agreement. Hipocrite - «Talk» 20:02, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

(Edit conflict) He claimed there was consensus (mis-spelling the word) and may have been sincere but in truth there is a significant question which he has not expressed consensus on and he has not expressed consensus as to cooperation and behaviour. Gwen Gale 20:01, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

I'd like to see him make a similar statement over at MMM. Gwen Gale 20:50, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

IMHO Jeffrey Vernon Merkey (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) was the only reason MMM has been protected for many days. Meanwhile he's replying to his indefinite block. Gwen Gale 17:47, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

Blue Tie, I apologize

I apologize to Blue Tie for anything I have said in the past which may have been taken as hurtful, unfair or unhelpful.

Only to provide some context and background, I was initiated as a Wikipedia editor in the Sollog wars, wherein I was encouraged and (I thought strongly) reinforced for an aggressive and confrontational editing style. I had no notion that the Sollog article was rather a fluke and not very typical of how Wikipedia wontedly works. About two years ago, I engaged in that editing style whilst dealing with another problematic editor (who is still under sundry probations and topical bans) and to make a very, very long tale very short, it blew back in my face (so to speak) mostly because of my own lack of understanding about Wikipedia and what makes it work. Since then, I have not very often, but often enough I guess, still been too confrontational with editors whom I thought weren't making edits according to my own interpretations of good faith, WP policy and so on. This has been my botch and mine alone, even if it was in good faith.

I encourage Blue Tie to not let this episode discourage him from expressing any worries he may have about content anywhere on this wiki. I am willing to edit cooperatively with Blue Tie and will assume Blue Tie's good faith. Blue Tie, I'm so sorry. Please let me try to fix any harm I have done. Cheers. Gwen Gale 23:37, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

A sockpuppet of Wyss?

A bit overwhelmed but otherwise ok.

No. Until November 2006 I was User:Wyss. At that time, because of worries we need not get into here, a member of arbcom helpfully suggested that I change my username and I did. He then, at my request, erased my former account's history. I never edited simultaneously under both accounts which is to say, once I began editing as Gwen Gale I never again edited as Wyss. Since none of this was made public on the wiki (which was the whole pith of the account change), there was lately a brief misunderstanding about it. For a bit of background, between those two accounts (first through the old one, then subsequently this one) I glark I've made over 20,000 edits to Wikipedia, mostly to core articles and their talk pages. Few were ever reverted or put another way, had to do with any lingersome dispute. Why the name Gwen Gale? It's pulled from Gaelic and means (erm, kind of) Windy Scottish girl. Twisted tale behind that then. Cheers to all. Gwen Gale 00:56, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

Well well. I for one am delighted to see you back, no matter what you call yourself. Don't take any of this too seriously; just edit when it pleases you to do so; walk away at the first sign of boredom. I hope we cross paths again, but if so let's make the worksite neither a "core" (?) article nor a flake article; both seem to attract people of boundless energy who I'd much prefer not to have to deal with. -- Hoary 10:54, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

I guessed you were Wyss some time in February, but didn't see that you were abusing the account, so didn't feel any need to share my speculations with others. I hope this all dies down. Best wishes. Musical Linguist 12:07, 29 May 2007 (UTC)