User talk:BigKrow

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-- Wikinews Welcome (talk) 22:09, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

Thanks. BigKrow (talk) 22:09, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

Published: Supreme Court of Finland makes crimes against humanity convictions in landmark ruling (April 6)

Hi, all, I am sending this message to all contributors to the article.

News is over a week old but I am publishing. The headline could be better but there is so much controversy about how to put it properly that I am content with the current revision.

Overall as a piece of feedback, it is necessary to be more factual and as much as possible insert facts rather than qualitative characterizations. I believe this has substantially improved in the last few days as the article has been revised. Thank you.

I have read the talk page and I believe the concerns there have been satisfactorily addressed in the recent edits and in the resulting current revision.

Copyright check passed flagging only the quote(s) included in the text.

I am recommending to add a sentence about expected consequence (fine, jail time) or if it is unknown then, when is this expected to be determined. If you could please make this change within 24 hours, then it could be sighted and be included in the report.

Thanks a lot.

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I probably won't contribute to news wikis anymore

I believe in civilian journalism but I just don't think news wikis work in practice as far as current events go. Perhaps they can amend their original research guidelines at ENWP to allow interviews? The project should be merged with Wikipedia. You should get your account unblocked over there and get involved. Lofi Gurl (talk) 14:00, 27 April 2026 (UTC)

they won't unblock me long term abuse Don Don 15:49, 27 April 2026 (UTC)

How did you do long term abuse? Lofi Gurl (talk) 15:57, 27 April 2026 (UTC)

i have many socks on Wikipedia Don Don 16:07, 27 April 2026 (UTC)

from years ago. Don Don 16:08, 27 April 2026 (UTC)

it all started with maoririder years ago in my teens. Don Don 16:12, 27 April 2026 (UTC)

Maoririder was an editor on English Wikipedia and Wikinews who was active primarily during the mid-2000s. While not a household name, the account is notable in Wikipedia history for being one of the early subjects of a Request for Arbitration (ArbCom), which is the site's highest level of dispute resolution.

​Key Details and Wikipedia History

​Active Period: The user was most active between 2004 and 2006.

​Arbitration Case: In late 2005, a case was brought against Maoririder (formally titled Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Maoririder). The case centered on issues regarding behavioral standards and editing disputes.

​Outcome: The Arbitration Committee eventually ordered mentorship for the user rather than an outright ban, a common practice at the time intended to help editors align with community norms.

​Wikinews Involvement: The user was also an early contributor to Wikinews, participating in discussions and article edits during the platform's inaugural years (circa 2005).

​Why the Name Appears in Research

​If you are coming across this name in academic papers or legal journals (such as the Emory Law Journal), it is usually cited as a case study in online self-governance. Researchers often use the Maoririder arbitration case to illustrate how Wikipedia developed its internal "legal" system to handle conflict and enforce community policies without traditional corporate oversight.

​Today, the account is largely inactive, and the user page serves mostly as a historical record of those early administrative proceedings. Don Don 16:27, 27 April 2026 (UTC)

You can still edit user pages and talk pages apparently

"Soft close" indeed. Lofi Gurl (talk) 03:18, 4 May 2026 (UTC)

I'll see you on https://newswikien.fandom.com/wiki/NewsWikiEN_Wiki @Lofi Gurl Don Don 17:22, 4 May 2026 (UTC)