All this takes a lot of my time, and some of my money. I. am. a. student. I do not have a job, because I’m too busy doing this, looking after two small children (not mine, thank fuck) and finishing off my law degree to hold one down. At the time of writing, I have been awake for 24 of the last 40 hours, and 20 of the last 24, the latter because I was feverishly working away at a project for, you guessed it, the WMF. And yet despite all this work, all this time and the fact that I am, to quote the mighty Julie Potash, as broke as a joke in the month of may…

I have been unable to secure a Scholarship to Wikimania.

600 articles, 168 supports, three presentations, one panel, one fellowship application and two ongoing unpaid projects for the WMF. Add £150 to the statistics as well, because that’s the current amount of money in my bank account (give or take a few pence). And yet according to the WMF’s Scholarship Review Committee, I am not either (a) hard working enough or (b) poor enough to qualify for some kind of assistance to get to the conference where I am meant to be speaking for an hour. This is made slightly more hurtful by the fact that my father has just announced that the family is massively indebted and may have to sell the house – and the fact that at least one member of the Review Committee knew that. I. Have. No. Money. I work my arse off for the community and for the foundation and this is the first time I’ve ever asked anything in return. Exactly what do you people want?

From a blog entry today........And yet according to the WMF’s Scholarship Review Committee, I am not either (a) hard working enough or (b) poor enough to qualify for some kind of assistance to get to the conference where I am meant to be speaking for an hour. This is made slightly more hurtful by the fact that my father has just announced that the family is massively indebted and may have to sell the house – and the fact that at least one member of the Review Committee knew that. I. Have. No. Money. I work my arse off for the community and for the foundation and this is the first time I’ve ever asked anything in return. Exactly what do you people want?

Why don't you stop by, Oliver? We'll leave the light on for you.

I would hesitate to employ anyone who would write "thank fuck" about not having children, who is charged with looking after children.

Can you please confirm that this is, indeed, Oliver? (Not the guy who sang "Good Morning, Starshine" or "Jean," of course)?

Author of the submission
Oliver Keyes/Ironholds
Personal homepage or blog
http://quominus.org/arguendo/

And now, a rant about Wikipedia
"I was elected with 167 supports and only 8 opposes."

Requests for adminship/Ironholds 5
"Final (167/7/8). Closed as successful by WJBscribe at 23:02, 8 January 2011 (UTC)."

Hippies with guns: how ideological conflict shapes Wikipedia and what we can learn from it

Why don't we watch the drivel go by on his Twitter feed?

At the time of writing, I have been awake for 24 of the last 40 hours, and 20 of the last 24, the latter because I was feverishly working away at a project for, you guessed it, the WMF.

Oh c'mon now. The WMF can barely afford travel and luxury hotels for the paid speakers. How could they ever afford cheap seats, youth hostels, and door fee for one of those pesky volunteers?

The Wikimedia Foundation is planning to hold the mandatory three-day Campus Ambassador training event in early January 2011 (location TBD). What dates in early January would work for you?

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(Note: the Wikimedia Foundation can cover Campus Ambassadors’ travel expenses for this training event)

Why don't we watch the drivel go by on his Twitter feed?

He sleeps 16 out of every 40 hours? No wonder they don't want to give him funding! He would probably have to be put down for a nap in the middle of his presentation.

This is actually a lot sadder than the silly blog -- if the Twitter feed is any indication, he has few friends and fewer interests outside of Wikipedia.

He seems quite fond of the four-letter word and I dont mean feed. Given the uncontrolled outbursts, I somehow don't think he will have a long career in law.

From a blog entry today.


Why don't you stop by, Oliver? We'll leave the light on for you.

Did anyone notice that two weeks ago, Ironholds grabbed a draft GNAA article and moved it to mainspace,
without actually checking with anyone? It was previously subjected to a DRV, which was closed. They thought.

Predictably, the result was a stink.

Short version: he's still a complete dick......

It's the result of the 2011 March 16 DRV, which I'm proud to have been a part of.