Eric Corbett
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2018 2:36 am
An infamous editor, perhaps the most infamous post 2010, certainly in the non-admin ranks. As Jake recently observed when the whiny little bitches of Wikipediocracy were trying to prevent news of his recent resurrection being documented, "Mr. Corbett is probably the most emblematic example of the notorious 'bad actor who writes good' type on Wikipedia".
Sadly Eric failed to die of whatever illness he had last year which massively curtailed his editing to a weird zombie-like gnome profile (not that any of his so called friends seemed to notice or care much). Now he's pretty much back to where he used to be, grinding out content and being an asshole to anyone who remotely disagrees with him on any subject, regardless of whether he is ultimately right or not.
His ArbCom restriction placed in December 2014 is still in effect, theoretically preventing him, and him specifically on pain of blocking, from insulting or belittling others. As ever, the Wikipedians, particularly those in positions of authority, continue to pretend like that special sanction doesn't exist, and the ordinary editors who continue post-resurrection to be victims of Eric's vile nature still seem to be either gripped with fear or so totally disillusioned to even try to have it enforced.
Eric's such a hypocrite, he's always a good source of a laugh. Ten days ago he posted a self-pitying notice bemoaning the "atmosphere of distrust here on Wikipedia" simply because he was denied the Template Editor user right. This is the same guy who, two months previously, flat out accused another editor of following him around. They weren't, Eric simply didn't understand that one of Wikipedia's features is to give topic defined New Page listings to related Portals. Unsurprisingly, his Template Editor user right request revealed he lacked the technological understanding as to why it exists. But of course, it's all a conspiracy against poor little Eric, and his defenders are outraged. Stupid fucker(s).
If you want to know what a true Wikipedian looks like, one of the sort of editors who reflexively encourage Eric in his never-ending victim complex, go check out how Cas Liber did anything and everything except admit the truth about Eric on Wikipediocracy. It is a sad reflection of the state of that so called critic site that very few people could be bothered to pull him up on his obvious bullshit and stand up for the truth. And yet again Zoloft tried to protect Cas, as one of his cowardly flock, by proposing to lock the thread.
It will be a sign Wikipedia is properly changing, if or when Eric Corbett is told in no uncertain terms by the community or their esteemed representatives in high office, to kindly fuck off. Since it is well established by now that he isn't going to change, as he proudly admits at any opportunity. In other words, Wikipedia is never going to change - and if you can't handle being made to inhabit the same space as people like Eric because you're the sort of soft shite who won't accept being shown total contempt for no real reason, it's you who needs to leave.
Hopefully, karma will do the work that the cowardly Wikipedia administrators have failed to do all these years - Eric has revealed he is not going to get a prostate screening (necessary for a man of his years), because he is pissed the doctors supposedly gave him diabetes by proscribing him a drug for stomach acid. And he is convinced he can beat it by making no lifestyle changes whatsoever. Stupid fucker.
But that gives a window into the mind of this arrogant prick - he already believes he's the smartest guy on Wikipedia (easily disproven such as in a hilarious recent example where he didn't know what gross margin was, even after being told), so why not believe you're smarter than medical science? Stomach acid is hardly a surprise either, nobody that hateful and that incapable or divorcing themselves from a hobby they clearly dislike and are only really doing out of spite, could possibly have avoided giving themselves an ulcer.
Sadly Eric failed to die of whatever illness he had last year which massively curtailed his editing to a weird zombie-like gnome profile (not that any of his so called friends seemed to notice or care much). Now he's pretty much back to where he used to be, grinding out content and being an asshole to anyone who remotely disagrees with him on any subject, regardless of whether he is ultimately right or not.
His ArbCom restriction placed in December 2014 is still in effect, theoretically preventing him, and him specifically on pain of blocking, from insulting or belittling others. As ever, the Wikipedians, particularly those in positions of authority, continue to pretend like that special sanction doesn't exist, and the ordinary editors who continue post-resurrection to be victims of Eric's vile nature still seem to be either gripped with fear or so totally disillusioned to even try to have it enforced.
Eric's such a hypocrite, he's always a good source of a laugh. Ten days ago he posted a self-pitying notice bemoaning the "atmosphere of distrust here on Wikipedia" simply because he was denied the Template Editor user right. This is the same guy who, two months previously, flat out accused another editor of following him around. They weren't, Eric simply didn't understand that one of Wikipedia's features is to give topic defined New Page listings to related Portals. Unsurprisingly, his Template Editor user right request revealed he lacked the technological understanding as to why it exists. But of course, it's all a conspiracy against poor little Eric, and his defenders are outraged. Stupid fucker(s).
If you want to know what a true Wikipedian looks like, one of the sort of editors who reflexively encourage Eric in his never-ending victim complex, go check out how Cas Liber did anything and everything except admit the truth about Eric on Wikipediocracy. It is a sad reflection of the state of that so called critic site that very few people could be bothered to pull him up on his obvious bullshit and stand up for the truth. And yet again Zoloft tried to protect Cas, as one of his cowardly flock, by proposing to lock the thread.
It will be a sign Wikipedia is properly changing, if or when Eric Corbett is told in no uncertain terms by the community or their esteemed representatives in high office, to kindly fuck off. Since it is well established by now that he isn't going to change, as he proudly admits at any opportunity. In other words, Wikipedia is never going to change - and if you can't handle being made to inhabit the same space as people like Eric because you're the sort of soft shite who won't accept being shown total contempt for no real reason, it's you who needs to leave.
Hopefully, karma will do the work that the cowardly Wikipedia administrators have failed to do all these years - Eric has revealed he is not going to get a prostate screening (necessary for a man of his years), because he is pissed the doctors supposedly gave him diabetes by proscribing him a drug for stomach acid. And he is convinced he can beat it by making no lifestyle changes whatsoever. Stupid fucker.
But that gives a window into the mind of this arrogant prick - he already believes he's the smartest guy on Wikipedia (easily disproven such as in a hilarious recent example where he didn't know what gross margin was, even after being told), so why not believe you're smarter than medical science? Stomach acid is hardly a surprise either, nobody that hateful and that incapable or divorcing themselves from a hobby they clearly dislike and are only really doing out of spite, could possibly have avoided giving themselves an ulcer.
