FIRSTwiki: The first battle

[Astronouth7303]

The first repeated vandelism occured. I have recieved threats for more vandelism. the transcript is attached

Last used IP: 12.222.122.13
AIM: Skatoulaki010

[mtrawls]

[20:56:06] Astronouth7303: if you attempt any such plans, we will screw you so badly.

This probably wasn't appropriate (though to be fair, the other guy was more out of line). Also, as I mentioned elsewhere, you seem to be just feeding the flames. Trolls like this thrive on attention. The fact that he has your attention is why he does it (yes, I won't argue that it is immature). Let him change his IP, amass whatever army he claims to have ... just ignore him and deal quietly with the problems that you get. Postings like this that tend to imply he's a nuisance just give him more of a yearning to waste our time.

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

[Alex Cormier]

very interesting

[Astronouth7303]

Cool quote. Yes, your right. Ssshhh...
I just wanted to make sure we didn't flunk our first test as a wiki. (I didn't think I'd be doing this my first day as sysop!)

[phrontist]

Sigh...

I thought this wouldn't happen, but it's not hard to stop. Just quitely moderate the twit.

[JakeGallagher]

Was this guy actually serious?
(S)He's not too bright...
"[20:56:33] Skatoulaki010: i have started my rebellion, my minons are gathering as we speak..you and your few moderators will never be able to hold us back"
I have started my rebellion (remember that)
Followed by...
"[21:01:27] Skatoulaki010: now sir..i must depart from this conversation i have an army to round, a rebellion to start, and a website to destroy... good day.. good night... good life..."
I have an army to round, a rebellion to start....
I just don't like people who are incohesive in their conversations.

I'm not familiar with the setup of wiki's, but isn't there an administration team that reviews all the articles before they are posted? Just make sure they review everything that comes up (without saying anything) and we shouldn't have a big problem with it. Eventually, since the(se) idiots aren't getting the attention they believe they deserve, they will give up.

[akaria]

is he actually serious?? why would he want to dostroy the site? if he is serious he sounds like a nut and he could be dangerous.

what are you planning to do about him?

[mtrawls]

Originally Posted by JakeGallagher

I'm not familiar with the setup of wiki's, but isn't there an administration team that reviews all the articles before they are posted? Just make sure they review everything that comes up (without saying anything) and we shouldn't have a big problem with it. Eventually, since the(se) idiots aren't getting the attention they believe they deserve, they will give up.

Reviewing things before they are posted is in contrast to our idea of open content (see wikipedia for more info). However, we do have abilities to block users and to revert the edits of vandals.

Incidentally, I forgot to mention the first thing that popped into my mind. It almost sounded like Bill Gates going on an attack against F/OSS. Re-read it with that in mind ... it's hilarious

[phrontist]

The beauty of wiki is that no one approves contributions. There are no editors. If some [expletive deleted] screws stuff up, any other user can just come by and revert things. This guy really isn't a threat.

[phrontist]

Originally Posted by mtrawls

It almost sounded like Bill Gates going on an attack against F/OSS. Re-read it with that in mind ... it's hilarious

HA!

[Astronouth7303]

Currently, we plan to wait for his move. Only the one incident so far. At this point, block vandels, repair damage. There are 6 of us, and all know.

There is also another reason for putting this up: To make sure that the CD community knew that if their IP is blocked for no reason, they know why.

[JakeGallagher]

^^So why are we worrying about this? We can just have the intelligent and mature people just keep the vandalous posts clean and there should be no problem at all.

[LauraN]

Originally Posted by Astronouth7303

The first repeated vandelism occured. I have recieved threats for more vandelism. the transcript is attached

Last used IP: 12.222.122.13
AIM: Skatoulaki010

Eh. Seems like a moron who has even more free time on his hands than we do.

I wouldn't worry about it at all, he's just trying to be a pain. Just delete whatever he messes up and continue to block him. After awhile, he'll get tired of it.

I mean, do you really think he has "hundreds of minions" (or whatever he claims) who are waiting to jump into glorified battle to destroy some site they've probably never heard of? I mean, it's probably just a random person...I doubt it's someone who has some extreme grudge against FIRST.

Like phrontist said, he's not really a threat. I wouldn't worry about it.

[Astronouth7303]

Originally Posted by phrontist

The beauty of wiki is that no one approves contributions. There are no editors. If some [expletive deleted] screws stuff up, any other user can just come by and revert things. This guy really isn't a threat.

You know, one of the images on his page was from MIT's site, user: fdalan (no longer there). After some digging, I found that he had access to some keys, and that his name is Fabio Dalan. Whether or not this is our guy is left to be seen.

[Venkatesh]

To the people behind FirstWiki:

I wish you best of luck in holding off such attacks, and thank you for starting such a service to the community. I don't think that anybody will truly be able to take a well-designed Wiki down, as (has been said before) the ratio of good users to bad ones is too high. Unless a "large army of minions" with even less of a life than FIRSTers have has appeared, nobody is going to spend the effort to attack such a niche site.