Midsize Jake wrote: I doubt there's any way to discuss Wikipedia in even a moderately critical way and allow Wikipedians to contribute to the discussion that would allow anyone involved to be truly happy. The best we can usually hope for is something like "mildly irritated," IMO. (Personally, I'm completely miserable, but I manage somehow - mostly by listening to old Smiths albums.)
Remember, Wikipedia isn't supposed to be a nice subject; it's actually frustrating, corrosive, deleterious, and literally blistering with negativity. You have to accept that going in, I'm afraid.
Well... needless to say, I hope you don't do that, as I (for one) have always found your posts to be interesting, informative, insightful, and various other adjectives beginning with the letter "I." Also, you're right about Mr. Anroth, he can be kind of a jerk sometimes, if not all the time. Having said all that, I would suggest you use the more common term "rage-quit," because "hysterical unsub" is a unique phrase that could be used to find you (via Google, etc.) on other forums that you might want to disassociate yourself from in future...?
Anyway, in my opinion is what you are doing terrible wrong, Jake. Giving corrupt wikipedians and addict asholes a nice, warm nest with your muting and placing topics in private fora.
I admit a real critical forum change in a empty echo chamber, but to create a extention of the wikipedia Village Pump is also not any solution. You solve nothing at the end, and you are only give the impression Wikipedia is a good thing to them.
And I don't know if there had been any difference if Erika had been a man. I think not, because I am not better treated than she is.
Because it is about if you fit in there philosophy of not, and not about your gender. And if you don't fit in it at the moment you confronted them with there lousy wiki system they start to turn themself against you and start to block you.
It is always the same old wiki story, they try to discipline you in there crazy way of thinking. And that is the same impression what you are giving them with your approach, you are giving them the impression what they are doing is right.
Or they run away just like the coward Randy did when he found out he was here on his own without you, uncle Jake to protect him. Because I have not treated Tim unfair. And if I did is Tim welcome to explane to me where I was unfair to him.