This page demonstrates how behavior contrary to WP guidelines might be interpreted by others. It refers to no individual, nor the behavior of a single individual. Do not use it as a genuine suggestion for behavior. While some might see humor in it, and others not, the attempt is to hold up a mirror. If you see yourself, then consider the implications. If you do not see yourself, do not assume the mirror is broken. Thank you.
I hope.
WP:Power— a new game edit
Rules: You get 1 point for each successful step you take.
1. Establish a comprehensive "Watchlist." The larger the better. You are the Master of your domain.
2. Whenever you see a new editor in your domain, immediately send a final warning that you will get them blocked just to see if they will properly cower before you. Remember to use an official-looking Template to show an air of authority. Misspelling "warning" loses five points, so be careful!
3. Next be sure to suggest that they have been paid to edit the article. "COI" is the acronym to drop here -- 1 point if they succumb, 3 points if they don;t live within 500 miles of the subject, and 5 points if they live in a totally different country.
4. If they do not cower, then accuse them of being a "sockpuppet" of someone else. 1 point per accusation. Second article talk page gets double points. Treble if you get a friend to repeat your comments. Doing a couple of Checkusers on your prey is not a bad idea, as you get 3 points for each CU you get done. Be sure to use a friendly admin for this, as some might catch on after a while.
5. If they still do not bend before your will, start edit wars in any article you find them in. Don't worry about being accused of stalking, that is what you will accuse them of doing! And remember your goal is to "drive them off WP"! Remember to attack them personally in edit summaries as well as this will disconcert them. One great technique is to use the article talk page to simply automatically disagree with any statement they make. They will respond, and if you handle it right by misinterpreting everything they say, they may well actually make a "personal attack" Be sure to report this to the admin you used in step 4!
5. a. With any luck you will get them to revert your vandalism. Great! Now ...
- Issue a Final Warning for 3RR (who's counting? And tell them they will be blocked permanently. Do it at the FIRST revert or even any edit at all!) (Again -- remember to use Templates for this! 3 points for a 3RR warning, double points if you do it for a second article)
- This will chase off most of the fools in your path.
5. b. Once in a great while someone will point out that your repeated "final warnings" are abusive -- Great! Now accuse them of "wikilawyering"! (5 points!) (This is great because, after all, it is you who is gaming the system.)
6. a. Now you get to say "Now I will report you to ANI and you will be blocked permanently." (Using "banned" gets you an extra point but be sure you use the right Template).
6. b. If they say they want to actually go to ANI, you lose 10 points, so be careful that they do not learn just how powerless you are in real life (if you have one). This is a major setback in the game. Almost half the complaints in AN/I end up with the complainant being punished.
- In ANI you are on your own. Best bet is to say "I offered a compromise" whether or not you did. Or to simply blame your victim. Remember the admins out there have not seen all your handiwork, so they will give you the benefit of the doubt. At this point, the game is done -- move on to the next victim. And be sure to remove all evidence of your being blocked from your own talk page. After all, you do not want to be seen with feet of clay.
Record score is now over two hundred, so get cracking!
(see WP:GAMING)
(see also WP:ADMINITIS)
(see also WP:TEMPLATE)
(see also User:Collect/archivedfromWPeditor)