Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia Signpost/2023-07-17/Cobwebs

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Curious that this page was written in 2021 by a now-blocked user, who also later requested for it to be deleted. I suppose technically the Signpost is somewhat independent, and also WP:OWN would apply to any content written here, but wondering if there was an deliberation about whether to publish or consultation with the author? Cheers — Amakuru (talk) 09:15, 17 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Amakuru: It's actually kind of a confusing mess. I tried to figure out what was going on, but it was remarkably impervious to this. Per this diff, the author's account seems to have been compromised in January 2023, at which point they went on a rampage. Yhe G6 nomination they made on this draft was during said rampage, which I suppose is why it was declined by Graeme ("not a good faith nomination"). Their account was indefinitely blocked for this, but later unblocked after they submitted evidence the account wasn't compromised. But they remained indef-blocked, and I guess didn't attempt to appeal it? It doesn't make a lot of sense to me. At any rate, the situation it left us in was that we had a comprehensive and well-written statistical analysis of the Signpost in 2020 that was just rotting away in drafts — while there are many inactive drafts, few of them are fully written and complete articles — at the very least it has had its moment to shine and we do not have to think about it anymore. jp×g 21:58, 19 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it is weird to see a byline by a blocked editor. Might be a first for the Signpost. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 21:40, 20 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]