Giano still has a flare for the personal attack, but there's an ironic tragedy behind it all.

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Giano still has a flare for the personal attack, but there's an ironic tragedy behind it all.

Post by Jake Is A Sellout » Tue Jul 13, 2021 12:30 am

Lest anyone thought Giano was just a senile crotchety old wanker these days, and he mostly is, I had a wry smile at seeing an example of the man at his former best.....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia ... o/archive1
I see you are “proud to be an American” so perhaps the embodiment of dynasties in architecture has escaped you, but I can assure you they are very often inextricably bound together. Giano (talk) 18:13, 10 July 2021 (UTC)
....and then I had an even broader smile at what it signifies. For who has failed to secure a dynasty, a legacy, on Wikipedia, more spectacularly than Mad King Giano and his House of Clown?

Such are the costs of becoming willing handmaiden to the evil Queen herself, Bishonen. We can see the fruits of their union, in the architectural decay all around. I hadn't looked for a while, but I see the number of FAs has actually dropped, from 0.1% to 0.09% :shock:

When Giano shits his last man nappy, assuming they even notice, it's going to be a horrible day for the community. A terrible reckoning with their cowardly failures to reign in a fool, out of fear of what his Dark Lord and Protector would do. A time to confront what they were, and what they no longer are, and how they got from one to the other.

What a fucking blood sucker she was, in so many ways. Drained the life from Giano, and from the Wikipedia he loved. Nobody is fooled anymore. This isn't a rebel song. It's no longer his choice not to resist, and try and save what little he has left. Father Time, and those dry useless balls, have fucked him. Dignity hath departed.

Fool that he was, he just didn't see it coming. While he was a man who was concerned about dynasties and legacies, what need has an evil spirit of such things? They live forever, naturally. All that matters to them, is whether it's a life of power. And they care more about power over a soul, than some dumb buildings. Directing zombies around a ruin, is as satisfying as directing an army inside a garrison. Just as long as there is earthly good to be downtrodden. Little shits.

Everything that Wikipedia is now, in that crucial and most encyclopedic of encyclopedia measures, which is not much, and going nowhere fast, is down to her. You cannot grow seeds on cursed ground, and saplings broken asunder by evil spells, shall never be mighty oaks.

Don't be blaming Jimmy for that shit. He set the target. He sold you the land and the seeds, and you know there was once a time when things grew. It's you lot that have failed to take care of his estate, and FUCKING MISERABLY AT THAT.

Just thank your lucky stars he was so nice to see it coming, and just quietly stopped speaking as if there were or ever had been a target. Rebranding it as some daft ranch for fighting Trump. And when that failed, a retreat for sad ass Democrats needing therapy.

Some of us don't forget that shit. Some of us think that shit has a price, and that some of you aren't even remotely done paying it yet.

This land is our land........ :flamingbanana:

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Re: Giano still has a flare for the personal attack, but there's an ironic tragedy behind it all.

Post by ericbarbour » Tue Jul 13, 2021 1:14 am

Only one suitable response: his block log (some entries are missing for unknown reasons, probably obliterated by a MediaWiki developer, they are the only people with that ability, and THEY WILL NEVER ADMIT ANYTHING IS MISSING HERE)
22:09, 28 March 2021 JBW talk contribs changed block settings for Giano talk contribs with an expiration time of 04:00, 29 March 2021 (account creation blocked) (Reverting improper removal of talk page in violation of WP:INVOLVED)
21:11, 27 March 2021 CaptainEek talk contribs changed block settings for Giano talk contribs with an expiration time of 04:00, 29 March 2021 (account creation blocked, cannot edit own talk page) (Personal attacks or harassment, removing TPA after being warned) Tag: Twinkle
21:00, 27 March 2021 Primefac talk contribs blocked Giano talk contribs with an expiration time of 31 hours (account creation blocked) (Personal attacks or harassment) Tag: Twinkle
20:24, 16 November 2019 Berean Hunter talk contribs blocked Giano talk contribs with an expiration time of 72 hours (account creation blocked) (Disruptive editing: + harassment)
12:04, 13 November 2019 Bishonen talk contribs unblocked Giano talk contribs (I can state with confidence that the account is not compromised.)
11:29, 13 November 2019 K6ka talk contribs blocked Giano talk contribs with an expiration time of indefinite (account creation blocked) (Suspected compromised account)
11:52, 3 May 2015 Ymblanter talk contribs blocked Giano talk contribs with an expiration time of 48 hours (account creation blocked) (Edit warring: five reverts)
13:20, 28 February 2015 Jehochman talk contribs unblocked Giano talk contribs (Per WP:AN/I discussion, original block appears to have been in error.)
11:14, 28 February 2015 Bishonen talk contribs changed block settings for Giano talk contribs with an expiration time of 00:13, 2 March 2015 (account creation blocked) (Personal attacks or harassment: Restoring talkpage access per https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?ti ... =649214135)
00:13, 28 February 2015 Coffee talk contribs changed block settings for Giano talk contribs with an expiration time of 48 hours (account creation blocked, cannot edit own talk page) (Personal attacks or harassment: Questioning users sanity is once again in violation of our policies:[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?tit ... =649146477] RFUB via ArbCom or email)
22:11, 27 February 2015 Coffee talk contribs blocked Giano talk contribs with an expiration time of 1 day (account creation blocked) (Personal attacks or harassment)
02:37, 26 February 2014 GorillaWarfare talk contribs unblocked Giano talk contribs (Remove block now that Arbitration case is closed)
23:59, 25 February 2014 Roger Davies talk contribs changed block settings for Giano talk contribs with an expiration time of indefinite (account creation blocked, cannot edit own talk page) (This remains an Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy block. Do not unblock with ArbCom's consent)
23:15, 25 February 2014 The ed17 talk contribs changed block settings for Giano talk contribs with an expiration time of indefinite (account creation blocked, cannot edit own talk page) (remove talk page access)
22:37, 25 February 2014 GorillaWarfare talk contribs blocked Giano talk contribs with an expiration time of indefinite (account creation blocked) (Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy. Do not unblock without ArbCom consent.)
05:36, 21 February 2014 Callanecc talk contribs unblocked Giano talk contribs (Case request has been declined, unblocking per blocking admin's comment that this can be done once the request is accepted or declined)
19:05, 19 February 2014 Seraphimblade talk contribs blocked Giano talk contribs with an expiration time of 72 hours (account creation blocked) (Edit warring on arbitration pages, see Wikipedia:Arbitration/Policy#/Participation. Do not unblock without ArbCom consent.)

03:00, 8 November 2010 Alex Bakharev talk contribs unblocked GiacomoReturned talk contribs (The concensus on the AN/I page seems to be towards Giacomo's version, so there is no revert war to participate for him)
23:01, 7 November 2010 Mkativerata talk contribs blocked GiacomoReturned talk contribs with an expiration time of 48 hours (account creation blocked) (Edit warring)
20:13, 19 October 2010 Nev1 talk contribs unblocked GiacomoReturned talk contribs (overkill for an innocuous comment)
20:00, 19 October 2010 SarekOfVulcan talk contribs blocked GiacomoReturned talk contribs with an expiration time of 24 hours (account creation blocked) (Personal attacks or harassment: "I was addressing the organ grinder, not his monkey.")
21:32, 2 June 2010 LessHeard vanU talk contribs unblocked GiacomoReturned talk contribs (No discussion found, thus no consensus, and blocking admin was involved in discussion leading to block - "odious" is used by WP, so not forbidden.)
19:06, 2 June 2010 AGK talk contribs blocked GiacomoReturned talk contribs with an expiration time of 16 hours (account creation blocked) (Personal attacks (and repeated restoration thereof).)
23:50, 17 December 2009 John Vandenberg talk contribs unblocked GiacomoReturned talk contribs (blocked without consensus)
23:26, 17 December 2009 Coren talk contribs blocked GiacomoReturned talk contribs with an expiration time of indefinite (account creation blocked) (Disruptive editing: See user talk for complete rationale)
16:21, 22 September 2009 SB Johnny talk contribs unblocked GiacomoReturned talk contribs (per discussion at ANI: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?tit ... =315531947 ... reducing to "time served")
10:31, 21 September 2009 Sandstein talk contribs blocked GiacomoReturned talk contribs with an expiration time of 1 week (account creation blocked) (Personal attacks or harassment: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?tit ... =315133258)
08:22, 17 July 2009 Samir talk contribs unblocked GiacomoReturned talk contribs (time served, reassess of thread on ANI)
20:52, 16 July 2009 Georgewilliamherbert talk contribs blocked GiacomoReturned talk contribs with an expiration time of 24 hours (account creation blocked) (Personal attacks or harassment: 3 personal attacks and reversion of same after struck by another user)

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Re: Giano still has a flare for the personal attack, but there's an ironic tragedy behind it all.

Post by ericbarbour » Tue Jul 13, 2021 1:17 am

BUT WAIT, THERE'S MOAR!!!!!!!!!!
09:12, 23 November 2008 SlimVirgin talk contribs unblocked Giano II talk contribs (all this block achieves is an increase in drama; blocks should be prevent, not punish)
02:00, 23 November 2008 FT2 talk contribs blocked Giano II talk contribs with an expiration time of 2 days and 7 hours (account creation blocked) (See WP:AE#Giano II and talk page)
22:37, 18 November 2008 Future Perfect at Sunrise talk contribs unblocked Giano II talk contribs (Wjbscribe has it right: this was "like someone blocking their parents on discovering they aren't really Santa Claus")
21:59, 18 November 2008 David Gerard talk contribs blocked Giano II talk contribs with an expiration time of 24 hours (account creation blocked) (Sockpuppeting as User:Catherine de Burgh (good hand/bad hand account), confirmed and reviewed by multiple checkusers)
23:08, 2 October 2008 Moreschi talk contribs unblocked Giano II talk contribs (c'mon, for Giano this was very mild, and we can't bully people with blocks into writing more kindly)
22:58, 2 October 2008 Tznkai talk contribs blocked Giano II talk contribs with an expiration time of 12 hours (account creation blocked) (Incivility: Incivility on User talk:SirFozzie. Will unblock upon user's commitement to refactor/remove offending statements.)
13:14, 1 September 2008 Viridae talk contribs unblocked Giano II talk contribs (Rapidly emerging consensus that the comments weren't paticuarly uncivil)
11:23, 1 September 2008 Georgewilliamherbert talk contribs blocked Giano II talk contribs with an expiration time of 24 hours (account creation blocked) (incivility and personal attacks on ANI)
16:46, 2 July 2008 William M. Connolley talk contribs blocked Giano II talk contribs with an expiration time of 2 hours (account creation blocked) (Resetting to total of ~24h)
16:45, 2 July 2008 William M. Connolley talk contribs unblocked Giano II talk contribs (resettting to 24h)
21:21, 1 July 2008 William M. Connolley talk contribs blocked Giano II talk contribs with an expiration time of 48 hours (account creation blocked) (restoring valid civility block)
21:21, 1 July 2008 William M. Connolley talk contribs unblocked Giano II talk contribs (to restore)
21:11, 1 July 2008 Avraham talk contribs blocked Giano II talk contribs with an expiration time of 1 hour (account creation blocked) (Original 3 hour block set to expire in 1 hour)
21:06, 1 July 2008 Geogre talk contribs unblocked Giano II talk contribs (unblock to change duration)
20:27, 1 July 2008 William M. Connolley talk contribs blocked Giano II talk contribs with an expiration time of 48 hours (account creation blocked) (re-repeated incivility)
20:26, 1 July 2008 William M. Connolley talk contribs unblocked Giano II talk contribs (oh dear)
20:20, 1 July 2008 William M. Connolley talk contribs blocked Giano II talk contribs with an expiration time of 24 hours (account creation blocked) (repeated incivility)
20:17, 1 July 2008 William M. Connolley talk contribs unblocked Giano II talk contribs (to extend block)
18:59, 1 July 2008 William M. Connolley talk contribs blocked Giano II talk contribs with an expiration time of 3 hours (account creation blocked) (Personal attacks or harassment of other users)
21:40, 25 June 2008 SirFozzie talk contribs blocked Giano II talk contribs with an expiration time of 3 hours (account creation blocked) (Disruptive editing: Disruptive editing on User Talk:Counter-revolutionary)
19:42, 25 June 2008 Ryan Postlethwaite talk contribs unblocked Giano II talk contribs (per 100% consensus on Giano's talk, blocking admins talk and AN/I that this was a bad block)
19:13, 25 June 2008 Rockpocket talk contribs blocked Giano II talk contribs with an expiration time of indefinite (account creation blocked) (Disruptive editing: Repeated "outing" of an editor.)
15:58, 27 May 2008 Stifle talk contribs blocked Giano II talk contribs with an expiration time of 3 hours (account creation blocked) (Arbitration enforcement: Violation of civility parole at User talk:Bishonen)
23:47, 14 April 2008 Alex Bakharev talk contribs unblocked Giano II talk contribs (Seems to be a consensuns on User_talk:Giano_II)
23:01, 14 April 2008 Alexandria talk contribs blocked Giano II talk contribs with an expiration time of 48 hours (account creation blocked) (Violating Arbcom civility parole, editwarring, gaming the system, and disruption.)

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Re: Giano still has a flare for the personal attack, but there's an ironic tragedy behind it all.

Post by Cla68 » Tue Jul 13, 2021 6:54 pm

If anyone ever does a documentary on Wikipedia, I hope they interview Giano. I believe he would have some entertaining things to say. He likely knows some insider stuff that hasn't come out yet.

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Re: Giano still has a flare for the personal attack, but there's an ironic tragedy behind it all.

Post by Jake Is A Sellout » Tue Jul 13, 2021 8:22 pm

Entertaining, yes. Believable, no.

I'd have to go back and check, but I'm pretty sure he had already slid into the comfort blanket of espousing batshit conspiracy theories, to explain both his own troubles and dramas of the day, well before he had officially given up as an editor.

Giano is to Wikipedia, what Vigilant is to Wikipediocracy.

The path from formidable foe to laughable buffoon, is short.

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