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The '''Wikipedia Red Faction''' was disbanded by its creator, [ | The '''Wikipedia Red Faction''' was disbanded by its creator, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Plato English Wikipedia User Plato], and deleted, after [[Abe Sokolov]]'s attempt to destroy it via a vote for deletion had failed. Upon its disband, Plato was complimented by the fundamentalist Christian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jwrosenszweig English Wikipedia User Jrosenszweig] who was evidently pleased that Plato had voluntarily chosen to end the faction - while factions such as his own (whose membership remains unknown, un-self-identified, and possibly nonexistent) remained welcome to attempt to push their POV constantly. | ||
[[Abe Sokolov]] listed it on votes for deletion, which is not supposed to apply to user pages, but no matter - consensus during the VfD vote was to leave the page alone. However this made it clear to Plato that [[sysop power structure]] was inalterably opposed to [[m:factionalism]] or [[representative democracy]] of any kind - despite the fact that a large majority of those who took interest in the page were ''against'' | [[Abe Sokolov]] listed it on votes for deletion, which is not supposed to apply to user pages, but no matter - consensus during the VfD vote was to leave the page alone. However this made it clear to Plato that [[sysop power structure]] was inalterably opposed to [[m:factionalism]] or [[representative democracy]] of any kind - despite the fact that a large majority of those who took interest in the page, including half a dozen or so sysops, were ''against'' deleting it. ''For more on this, see [[w:User:Richardchilton|an account by English Wikipedia User Richardchilton]], detailing [[EPOV]], [[Fox News point of view]], [[infrastructure owners trust]], [[systemic bias]], [[heroic trolling]] and [[technological escalation]] issues, among others.'' | ||
The faction's page was formerly at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Plato/red_faction] and listed various current and honorary members. | The faction's page was formerly at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Plato/red_faction] and listed various current and honorary members. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Lir English Wikipedia User Lir] openly maintained the Red Faction up to his retirement after his final block in 2008, often asking trolls to join; what this revised anti-cabal does amongst its membership remains unknown. As a banned user, Lir pushed the limits of his ban, seeing himself as the leader of the Resistance against the cabal which had as its greatest goal to punish him. | ||
: | See also: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Plato English Wikipedia User Plato] | ||