Samwell Incident

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The Samwell Incident refers to the auctioning of a CP account with blocking powers: [[Samwell]].
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The '''Samwell Incident''' refers to the auctioning of [[Samwell]], a [[Conservapedia]] account with sysop powers.
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==The auction.==
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== Auctioning ==
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As there is no record of such an auction on [[RationalWiki]] or on the [[RationalWiki Forums]] this (shameful?) act must have taken place in the [[cabal]].
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There is no record of such an auction on [[RationalWiki]] or the [[RationalWiki Forums]].
A subsequent post on [[WIGO]] stated:
A subsequent post on [[WIGO]] stated:
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<blockquote>*A day that will live in infamy, as "Samwell," whom Andy had generously given blocking privileges, turns out to be a RationalWiki user and blocks nearly all administrators (!). The account was "auctioned off" to the highest bidder in the first RationalWiki fundraising auction. The winning bid -- $10π.</blockquote>
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*A day that will live in infamy, as "Samwell," whom Andy had generously given blocking privileges, turns out to be a RationalWiki user and blocks nearly all administrators (!). The account was "auctioned off" to the highest bidder in the first RationalWiki fundraising auction. The winning bid - $10π.
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Based on a comment on his talk page it seems Samwell was originally maintained by [[Cracker]]. It is not clear who ultimately assumed ownership of the account, however.
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Based on a comment on his talk page it seems as though the sock was originally fed and watered by [[Cracker]] although it is not clear who pulled the trigger.
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== Reaction ==
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The auction provoked [[Headless Chicken Mode]] level two or three and led to the departure of [[Jazzman831]]. [[AmesG]] claims that RationalWiki apologized for the incident, but it is not clear where this apology can be found.
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==Consequences==
 
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The auction provoked [[Headless Chicken Mode]] level two or three and led to the departure of [[Jazzman831]].
 
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[[AmesG]] has subsequently claimed that RationalWiki has apologized for the incident, but it is not clear where this apology can be found.
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== See also ==
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[[MexMax]]
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[[Category:RW secret operations]]
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[[category:special operations]]
[[Category:Low Drama]]
[[Category:Low Drama]]

Current revision as of 19:21, 12 March 2008

The Samwell Incident refers to the auctioning of Samwell, a Conservapedia account with sysop powers.

Auctioning

There is no record of such an auction on RationalWiki or the RationalWiki Forums.

A subsequent post on WIGO stated:

*A day that will live in infamy, as "Samwell," whom Andy had generously given blocking privileges, turns out to be a RationalWiki user and blocks nearly all administrators (!). The account was "auctioned off" to the highest bidder in the first RationalWiki fundraising auction. The winning bid -- $10π.

Based on a comment on his talk page it seems Samwell was originally maintained by Cracker. It is not clear who ultimately assumed ownership of the account, however.

Reaction

The auction provoked Headless Chicken Mode level two or three and led to the departure of Jazzman831. AmesG claims that RationalWiki apologized for the incident, but it is not clear where this apology can be found.


See also

MexMax

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