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EponymousKid Since: Jan, 2001
8th Feb, 2011 11:39:31 AM

...Wow, that's quite a few edits. Somebody's mad. You want help reverting or something?

MrDeath Since: Aug, 2009
8th Feb, 2011 11:41:21 AM

I was thinking of waiting til he was safely banned so he doesn't go and do it again.

Fighteer MOD (Time Abyss)
8th Feb, 2011 11:51:50 AM

Per this forum thread, some members of the PPC were asking for permission to do a minor purge. I don't know if this constitutes that or if someone just got pissy. For the sake of preventing vandalism I'll do a whack.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
Jordan Since: Jan, 2001
8th Feb, 2011 04:15:40 PM

I noticed it too. I was gonna report it earlier, but some of the edits did seem to be him removing an example that didn't seem to fit. But since all of his edits are removals of that, I'd probably assume personal vendetta.

Edited by Jordan Hodor
Madrugada MOD Since: Jan, 2001
8th Feb, 2011 06:36:36 PM

In the forum thread, they were specifically asking about removing "incorrect, misleading, and only tangentially related entries". Which is fine. This looks like either someone didn't get the message or straight-up vandalism.

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ccoa MOD Since: Jan, 2001
10th Feb, 2011 05:37:10 AM

Caddyshack is now going around doing the same thing, with edit reasons like "removing a bad example" and "MOVING EXAMPLE TO A BETTER PLACE." However, there wasn't anything wrong with the examples I looked at, that I could tell, anyway. In addition, every single edit this handle has ever made seems to be a removal of a PPC example. Sockpuppet, perhaps?

One of the ones he removed was one I reverted because it seemed like a perfectly good example.

Edited by ccoa Waiting on a TRS slot? Finishing off one of these cleaning efforts will usually open one up.
Fighteer MOD (Time Abyss)
10th Feb, 2011 07:07:30 AM

I banned him too. Seriously, these people need to come to the forum thread where we're discussing this. Arbitrary unilateral action is vandalism and will not be tolerated.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
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