Just ignore it. All admins have been getting these. Nothing is coming of it, except perhaps some little humor if one so desires.
On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 11:09 AM, Charles Matthews < charles.r.matth...@ntlworld.com> wrote: > David Gerard wrote: > > On 28 March 2010 17:18, William Pietri <will...@scissor.com> wrote: > > > > > >> I just received an odd email suggesting I hand over my admin account to > >> the "Wikipedia Freedom Fighters". I see that they did something similar > >> back in May. Whether this is an actual effort or just a way to stir up > >> trouble, I dunno -- the content was ridiculous enough that I figure it's > >> probably trolling -- but I figured I'd mention it. > >> > > > > > > Indeed. Best filed with any other phishing or trolling. > > > > > Goes like this: > > "As an advanced user here at wikipedia, I am sure you are familiar with > the corruption and bureaucracy that exists at every level, with the site > effectively being run by a clique of editors who are only looking out > for their own interests. Heck, maybe you are one of them! Hopefully > though you are not, and would be willing to help us restore fairness and > integrity to the project... > > We are currently expanding our portfolio of administrator accounts and > perhaps you could consider sharing yours with us - to do so will take you > only two minutes: change the password (if desired) and then reply to this > email with your login details. We'll do the rest! > > Thank you for your time and consideration, and naturally do not hesitate to > contact us if you have any questions." > > That's an onsite mail, from the account of User:Goldfishhunting who has > been blocked. > > Charles > > > > _______________________________________________ > WikiEN-l mailing list > WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l > _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
