Halopedia talk:Halopedian of the Month/07 2010: Difference between revisions

*'''Cally99117 - '''Cally's been making heaps of contributions in the ''past'' weeks. But i'm voting because he should have been recognised last month.[[User talk:JimMy pAz Br07|Sergeant JimMy]] 03:19, June 2, 2010 (UTC)

*'''Cally99117 - '''I think he definitely deserves it. Hardworking, and contributes a great deal. <font color="#7F007F">[[User:Blade_bane/Stats|'''B''']][[Special:Contributions/Blade_bane|'''L''']][[User:Blade_bane/Guestbook|'''A''']][[User:Blade_bane/Signature|<font color="#000000">'''D'''</font>]][[User:Blade_bane/Quotes|<font color="#B0E0E6">'''E'''</font>]][[User:Blade bane|'''BANE''']]</font> [[User:Blade_bane|<font color="#FFA500">Anti-Vandal</font>]] 08:51, June 2, 2010 (UTC)Blade bane

::<s>Withdrawn</s> <u>Changed</u> vote because this just went wrong. --{{User:Cally99117/Sig|16:53|June 14|2010}}

*'''Jack Phoenix''' - I think ashley is a pretty cool guy, eh edits pages and doesnt afraid of anything. - [[User:ShadowBroker44|<span style="background:black; font-family:Courier New;font-size:10pt;color:white;">'''S.B.44'''</span>]] ^{[[User talk:ShadowBroker44|<span style="color:black;">[Talk]</span>}]] 16:50, June 2, 2010 (UTC)

==Comments==

:I'm sorry- I don't mean to sound suspicious, (being that he is the only other nominee at the time) but have you noticed that two of the three current voters for Jack Phoenix just ''barely'' fit the requirements? (Not SpartanSniper, the other two) I mean, they were both made rather recently and have just over 50 edits? The vast majority of users that new don't know about the HOTM, I know I didn't... Even stranger, ''both'' of them voted the first day of the voting. I'm not trying to jump to conclusions, and I'm not necessarily saying they're "fake" accounts, but you cannot deny that this is highly unusual... Especially as Jack Phoenix hasn't made an edit for a month (and even then, only to his userpage), and they shouldn't know him very well. I don't think that their votes should be nullified or anything, but could an administrator make an IP analysis? Again- I hate to say this to my own competitor, but I hate cheating. I need to say this one more time: ''I just find the situation extremely unlikely, I am not trying to get him in trouble because he is running against me! In fact, that could even make me '''not''' want to point this out, as it makes me look bad!'' I just want to check it out. '''NEW INFO:''' ''both'' of those users have their previous edits on April 5th, and after ''two'' months of no edits, they ''both'' vote for him on the same day. Now, this is getting ridiculous. Now I admit, I am becoming extremely suspicious. The chances of them not being fraud accounts is unlikely. Sorry.--[[User talk:Sangheili Commando 021: Fluffball Gato|Fluffball Gato]] 22:41, June 1, 2010 (UTC)

::It would be highly unlikely... visit the Irk sometime and say hi to ''ashley''. :) - <font face="Century Gothic">[[User:Subtank|<font color="gold"><font color="#FF4F00">5</font>əb<font color="#FF4F00">'7</font>aŋk</font>]]^{([[User talk:Subtank|<font color="#FF4F00">7alk</font>]])}</font> 23:12, June 1, 2010 (UTC)

:::I might just be being paranoid, but honestly, both you and that other guy who voted for him stopped editing on ''exactly'' the same day. Both of you had accounts made around the same time, and ''barely'' hit the requirements. I have no idea how you know what country he lives in, but I'll believe you until further evidence is acquired. He stopped editing in April, so you wouldn't have known him for long. --[[User talk:Sangheili Commando 021: Fluffball Gato|Fluffball Gato]] 00:54, June 2, 2010 (UTC)

:::C'mon man, let it go, it ''is'' pretty suspicious, I agree, but people are going to look at you and think you are trying to get rid of competition. I don't, but thats what i'm seeing in the above comment.[[User talk:JimMy pAz Br07|Sergeant JimMy]] 03:19, June 2, 2010 (UTC)

I don't think Ashley deserves the July HotM either way because he has not edited since April. I am completely against his nomination. - [[User:JEA13|<font color="orange">'''JEA13'''</font>]] ^{<nowiki>[</nowiki>[[User talk:JEA13|<font color="orange">iTalk</font>]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>} 08:36, June 2, 2010 (UTC)

::I've got to say, even despite me taking a neutral standpoint on this due to my constantly being away from halopedia, I think it Fluffy's defense this did seem very suss. Just that two of them would pop in after a month of inactivity, and both vote for you on the same day (within 3 hours of each other). Furthermore, the Skirt guy made no further edits or contributions which also seems odd (not necessarily a point on its own, but when coinciding with the observations looked as if it had some significance.). I overall though, this was just a large set of coincidences, which seemed irregular due to the fact that the votes could sway the entire HoTM. Think Ashley cleared it up nicely. <font color="#7F007F">[[User:Blade_bane/Stats|'''B''']][[Special:Contributions/Blade_bane|'''L''']][[User:Blade_bane/Guestbook|'''A''']][[User:Blade_bane/Signature|<font color="#000000">'''D'''</font>]][[User:Blade_bane/Quotes|<font color="#B0E0E6">'''E'''</font>]][[User:Blade bane|'''BANE''']]</font> [[User:Blade_bane|<font color="#FFA500">Anti-Vandal</font>]] 09:01, June 2, 2010 (UTC)Blade bane

:After reading all the comments, I've also decided to clear things up (I know Jack did in a way, but I'll lend some support): Jack_Phoenix and Jedimca0 are not sockpuppets. I know both these users personally, and I assure everyone that there is no fraud voting going on (you guys should visit the IRC sometime if you want further evidence). Perhaps bias as co-workers had something to do with the nomination as well as Jack's work? Maybe so, but if we're taking bias into account, we ought to re-consider nominations we ourselves have done in the past out of friendship; I myself admittedly have nominated [[User:Kougermasters|so]][[User:General5 7|me]] [[User:JEA13|friends]] out of my personal favour along with their work. That doesn't mean they didn't deserve it. In fact, isn't it better off to know someone personally when you nominate them for an award? Doesn't that make it easier to judge them? Jack nonetheless, as a mediawiki developer has made his own impact of contribs to the wiki. Whether you think he deserves the award is up to each individual, everyone's entitled to their own opinion. Jed's nomination may seem strange and biased to most of you, but don't take it out on him or Jack by assuming they're sockpuppets. Just his opinion, as illogical it sounds. By the way, both of them have been around on wikia longer than most of us here. -  [[User:Nicmavr|<span style="color:DarkGoldenrod; font-weight:bold; font-family:Arial">Nìcmávr</span>]] ^{<span style="color:DarkGoldenrod">(</span>[[User Talk:Nicmavr|<span style="color:DarkGoldenrod; font-weight:bold">Tálk</span>]]<span style="color:DarkGoldenrod">)</span>} 10:34, June 2, 2010 (UTC)

::It is cleared up. End of story. {{User:CommanderTony/Sig|June 3rd, 2010}}

"''Seems like people are too focused on people who are actively editing, and forget to recognize those who have gone unnoticed in the past.''" - That's why it's called Halopedian of the '''Month''', isn't it? Why didn't you nominate him "in the past", Tony? I completely agree that he deserved it back then. omg... - [[User:JEA13|<font color="orange">'''JEA13'''</font>]] ^{<nowiki>[</nowiki>[[User talk:JEA13|<font color="orange">iTalk</font>]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>} 19:32, June 3, 2010 (UTC)