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Evidence presented by Elen of the Roads

Rodhullandemu is a prolific admin and anti-vandal fighter, and is often very helpful to new editors, but he can also be uncivil, has a habit of owning articles, edit-warring and using admin tools in disputes, resulting in several appearances at WP:ANI, and two blocks by other admins. I do recognise that admins and vandal fighters get a great deal of flak and can regularly end up at ANI, but Administrators are expected to lead by example and to behave in a respectful, civil manner in their interactions with others. These problems go back to 2008, but seem to have increased in frequency and severity in the last nine months or so.

Earlier problems

  • 5 July 2008 - ANI report: edit warring then indefinitely blocking the other editor (Betacommand)
  • 8 July 2008 - ANI report: edit warring over a source, then indefinitely blocking the other editor (new editor). Block reduced to time served.
  • 15 September 2008 "Just fuck off, will you? We don't need your shite", followed by (to the same user) "I'd rather die than let people like this edit here" —the edits in question about which he'd "rather die" were, four pieces of trivial vandalism to the birthdates of minor celebrities, and a joke edit to River.
  • 1 August 2009- overturning a block on an editor who was supporting him in an edit war. (GriffinofWales) Block reinstated by Prodego.
  • 11 July 2010 "I'm here at least twelve hours a day, and seven days a week, minimum … don't criticise me for playing the admin card, because above most other editors, I have the right to do so, because I am committed to our mission".

Conduct unbecoming - unsuitable comments in block and edit summaries

Following this, there is a long interval punctuated by comments, mostly it must be said aimed at vandalising editors. I've worked in customer service for years so I do know what it's like, and I dare say most people have had days when we long to tell someone to f*** off. There is a need to cut some slack for our volunteer admin corps on those occasional bad days, but admins are generally expected to behave with a certain amount of decorum.

  • 20 October 2010 Rod closes a discussion at ANI in which he has been involved with the summary: "Going nowhere; as usual, no consensus for anything in particular; we have better things to do here: Nothing will happen. Wankers". (This appeared later in another ANI report)
  • 28 October 2010 Blocking reason: "Vandalism: tosser, knobhead- your call, but unproductive"
  • 3 November 2010 Block notice: "You have been blocked from editing for a period of 31 hours for stupidity. Go away."
  • 4 November 2010 Actual post is unproblematic - edit summary is "rfor fuck's sakle shut up and let me reply!!! Q wanker!!!" (You wouldn't think it was the same person - this appeared later in an ANI report.)
  • 2 December 2010 Comment on block of user with Japanese name: "And I thought Japanese women were such delicate people, worthy of respect. There are obviously exceptions"
  • 13 January 2011 Blocking reason: "Fuck off. I'm upping your block until you learn some manners." (Schoolblock)
  • 14 January 2011 This is an odd one. The block reason says sockpuppetry and adding unsource material. In fact, the user is adding copyvio, he's made five or six edits to an article on a tv show - and the added material was copyright, as can be seen from the talkpage . The user has also edited logged out, and Rod has accused him of proxying for the IP. The user's contributions confirm that the edit which caused the block appears to be the one on the user's talkpage, where he said the IP was him editing logged out.
  • 3 February 2011 "For fick's sake, NO, NO, NO, and NO again. Get to know your own pet band's history, you maroon."
  • 11 February 2011 Blocking reason "Revoking talk page access: inappropriate use of user talk page while blocked: removing block notices is disapproved; kindly grow up, if you can."
  • 15 February 2011 Response to editor with whom Rod is in a dispute. The response is not unreasonable, but the edit summary is "Forget the amoeba until he grows up, please".

Reported at ANI

In and amongst this, there were several ANI reports.

  • 31 October 2010 ANI report at which Nuclear Warfare threatens to request a block if he has to strike any more of Rod's unseemly comments.
  • 13 November 2010 ANI report which reveals that Rod is claiming not to have made the 4 Nov edit (above) with the strange edit summary . He later admits that he did make it but was not compos mentis at the time.

In the course of the ANI of 13 November, Rod was asked to stay away from Malleus Fatuorum, as it appeared that every time their paths crossed, a serious amount of arguing broke out.

The final straw

  • 13 February 2011 Edit war on Clown. Rod made a WP:BRD reversion which was reverted by Malleus Fatuorum. Rod then reverted seven times between 23.00 on the 13th and 02.00 on the 15th (27 hours), reverting not only the reversion of his change, but the inclusion of a source to support the original version.(Full sequence: , , , , , , , , ) Rod was making these reverts while discussing on the talk page with the editor who was reverting him. I would have said both were edit warring, the issue is that an admin is supposed to know better.
  • 22 February 2010 The final straw as far as ArbCom were concerned - this is what sparked the decision to move to desysop. An IP kept changing the spelling of Walter Raleigh to Ralegh - which is the spelling used by the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, so it's not just vandalism, even if doing it without edit summaries, discussion etc wasn't particularly helpful. Rod twice reverted the spelling change, and the IP was eventually blocked by another administrator. Malleus Fatuorum, following a discussion that had been going on elsewhere about the ODNB and various names, then moved the article to Walter Ralegh at 22.06 and started a discussion on the talkpage. At 22:14 Nolancarey changed the spelling to match and Rod blocked them for 31 hours without warning, citing "Abuse of multiple accounts, or at best meatpuppetryy" . The move was reverted at 22.18 and discussion ensued. In the meantime, Rod made a report at ANI at 22.14 that Malleus had moved the page. You can read the discussion for yourself, but in the course of it, Rod said "I've already taken MF's Talkpage off my watchlist, but if I see him vandalising, it's my job to deal with that." There was a proposal for an interaction ban, which had general support although the exact form was not agreed (should both editors be banned from each other). Rod's reaction was to replace his talkpage with the words "too many idiots".

Responses

Response to Tijfo098

To be honest, I never formed an opinion as to who was right or wrong in terms of the content - it was the edit warring that got my attention. Elen of the Roads (talk) 14:16, 7 March 2011 (UTC) He said somewhere (edit summary, talkpage?) it was a support of the original contention. I have no opinion on whether there is merit in the contention. "I am right" is not grounds for edit warring, and is usually something both sides are saying.--Elen of the Roads (talk) 21:57, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Response to Silverseren and Nuclear Warfare

In my opinion, the evidence above warrants a desysop for the admin concerned. If he or NW has a different opinion, it might be helpful to make it more clearly.

As to NW's concerns, I personally can entirely appreciate them. Arbcom are not going to thank me for saying this, but (in my opinion) their absolute conviction that Rodhullandemu needed protecting from himself, and that a public case should not be launched because it would have a terrible effect on him was, while sincerely held, an inappropriate case of what William Hague used to call the nanny state. There may occasionally occur a situation where shocking and confidential information from a third party necessitates a desysop without onwiki comment. This was not that case. With all the evidence onwiki, and the other party pressing for public comment before the motion was posted, with hindsight I believe it ought to have been done by case and that was that. This is a personal view. I know some of the other Arbs and some of the community also believe that it would be better for Rod not to hold this case at this time. --Elen of the Roads (talk) 22:14, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Evidence presented by Tijfo098

Clown article

With respect to the clown article, myself and 71.141.88.54 found that Rod was basically right about content there; please read the last top-level section on the talk page there. Sure, one can argue about the style of disagreement, but MF seems to be wrong about content, promoting pseudo-scientific memes propagated in the mass media in "Misplaced Pages's voice", and being quite disagreeable with anyone disagreeing with him. (Am I in hot water now?) 13:41, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Elen, you gave the impression that you did parse the matter at a semantic level when you wrote "with the inclusion of a source to support the original version." Tijfo098 (talk) 20:39, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Evidence presented by Silver seren

NuclearWarfare discussion

There was recently a discussion over on NuclearWarfare's talk page, which you can find here. NuclearWarfare had copied over the discussion to continue it with the users involved, where previously it had been held at WJBscribe's talk page here. The discussion had been initiated by Arbitrator Coren in response to WJBscribe's statement before the case was opened here. Arbitrator David Fuchs also commented a single time in the discussion. Arbitrator Shell Kinney also began joining in with the discussion. I believe the information and discussion between these users is pertinent to this case, especially this comment made by NuclearWarfare. With NuclearWarfare's permission, I formally submit this discussion as informational evidence for this case. Silverseren 21:10, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

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