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Happy editing! HiLo48 (talk) 00:14, 12 June 2024 (UTC)
RfC
editReally, please give it a rest. You're bouncing from noticeboard to noticeboard making demands. Tomorrow is another day, and doubtless somebody will bring something new up to argue about on that talkpage. Demanding a new RfC minutes after the previous RfC was closed, with very slightly revised wording, just wastes everybody's time. You're just bludgeoning discussions now, and in doing so have provided a solid justification for the protection. The closer deserves a medal for digesting all that. Acroterion (talk) 03:14, 12 June 2024 (UTC)
- Ok then. Here's what I'm going to do in response to your snide, snotty remark and the rest of the arrogant, dismissive treatment.
- I'm going to keep on improving Otter 841 when I get the chance. I'll also continue reading through random articles in my spare time, looking for poor quality writing, incorrect information and outright vandalism.
- Only instead of making improvements and fixes like I usually do, I'm just going to take notes. I'll be particularly focused on documenting inaccuracies which could cause harm. Things like libelous content which could damage a person's reputation, or scientific or medical misinformation or disinformation which could harm a person's health.
- I'm not going to actively contribute to any of that, mind you. But I'm not helping any more. I'm documenting instead. I'll be tracking the severity and time-to-live of harmful content. Maybe nothing will come of it and it will just be for funsies. Or maybe I'll compile a database that will test Wikipedia's Section 230 protection some day.
- Either way, you've lost an ally and gained a detractor with time on their hands. I'm sure nothing substantive will come of it though. You'll be fine. 66.69.214.204 (talk) 08:35, 26 August 2024 (UTC)
- Just to be clear, are you making a legal threat? 〜 Askarion ✉ 10:18, 26 August 2024 (UTC)
- I'm not a lawyer, a legislator, or an official, and I'm not connected with any. I don't have the means to file any lawsuits, pass any bills, or enact any regulations. And I don't make threats. But I do promise you that I have been and will be monitoring and compiling information as detailed above. So unless you view oversight and scrutiny as legal threats, then my answer is "no". 66.69.214.204 (talk) 13:41, 26 August 2024 (UTC)
- Saying that you'll be "monitoring and compiling information" which you consider libelous for the purpose of "testing Wikipedia's Section 230 protection" might still be considered a perceived legal threat, for future reference. You are also still invited to make constructive edits now, as well, and not simply monitor, if you'd prefer. 〜 Askarion ✉ 14:53, 26 August 2024 (UTC)
- If that's perceived as a legal threat, then the perceiver in question must really think I could document enough libelous content across a sufficient number of articles to 1) form a basis for a class action and 2) overcome the Section 230 shield. But that's impossible, right? That's actually no threat at all. You're fine.
- As for your invitation, after the way I was demeaned, I have some colorful ideas about what can be done with that invitation which I will not spell out. But I invite you in return to use your imagination. 66.69.214.204 (talk) 20:21, 26 August 2024 (UTC)
- Well, I wish you luck in whatever course of action you take. Before I go I'll ping @Acroterion because there's a chance they aren't watching this talk page anymore and won't see your message otherwise. 〜 Askarion ✉ 20:40, 26 August 2024 (UTC)
- Saying that you'll be "monitoring and compiling information" which you consider libelous for the purpose of "testing Wikipedia's Section 230 protection" might still be considered a perceived legal threat, for future reference. You are also still invited to make constructive edits now, as well, and not simply monitor, if you'd prefer. 〜 Askarion ✉ 14:53, 26 August 2024 (UTC)
- I'm not a lawyer, a legislator, or an official, and I'm not connected with any. I don't have the means to file any lawsuits, pass any bills, or enact any regulations. And I don't make threats. But I do promise you that I have been and will be monitoring and compiling information as detailed above. So unless you view oversight and scrutiny as legal threats, then my answer is "no". 66.69.214.204 (talk) 13:41, 26 August 2024 (UTC)
- Just to be clear, are you making a legal threat? 〜 Askarion ✉ 10:18, 26 August 2024 (UTC)
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