Usurper: Difference between revisions

A '''usurper''' is someone who takes over [[large public wiki]]s for their own purposes.  For instance, a project may be intended as a basis for translation, but, if the usurper would rather use it to indoctrinicate children in some point of view, they may usurp it and render it useless as a translation base - for instance, by removing any material outside of, or explaining, the cultural context.  Or, a project may be intended as an encyclopedia, but if the usurper would rather it become a [[social club]], they may [[revert]] or even [[delete]] encyclopedia edits for purposes of pleasing or supporting their friends.  [[Ad hominem delete]], [[developer override]] and [[sysop vandalism]] are the most severe symptoms of such usurpation - the [[inquisitor]] is seemingly also a related behaviour.

[[Developer]] usurpation can involve actions that an ordinary [[sysop]], who might disagree or change the [[sysop power structure]], cannot undo.  For instance, to [[block IP]] of entire ISPs simply to censor oen individual, using server administration methods rather than going through the regular software.