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Ed Poor
Joined March 19, 2007
I got the following practices or software features instituted at Wikipedia
Hi, my name is Ed Poor and I'm a former developer, admin & bureaucrat from Wikipedia.
Hi, my name is Ed Poor and I'm a former developer, admin & bureaucrat from Wikipedia.
I know quite a bit about the internal workings of Wikipedia: the database structure, formatting, templates, dispute procedures, content and style guidelines; and, oh, yes, all the politics and gossip of the first few years.
I know quite a bit about the internal workings of Wikipedia: the database structure, formatting, templates, dispute procedures, content and style guidelines; and, oh, yes, all the politics and gossip of the first few years.
==Wikipedia==
I was one of the earliest members of the Wikipedia project (UserID #188). I got the following practices or software features instituted there:
*Marked as patrolled (co-conceived with Maveric)
*Ability of blocked users to edit their own user talk page
*Community ban - i.e., increased authority for sysops to block a disruptive user
*The practice of bureaucrats "running" for office (I was the first one elected, when as a developer I could simply have granted myself the rights)
Dpbsmith asked me to come over, so here I am. I'm finding the environment much more congenial.
Dpbsmith asked me to come over, so here I am. I'm finding the environment much more congenial.