"Wikipedia makes the Vatican look like a coffee clatch" They're saying we're so cliquish that we make the Vatican look like a casual coffee work party, not that we are one. Still a mixed metaphor though, considering the Catholic Church hardly meets the definition of a cult.
Steven Walling On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 8:05 AM, Aphaia <[email protected]> wrote: > Of course we don't. As far as I learn from my Wikimania participation, > Wikipedian's preferences go rather to beer, not dull caffeine. > > /me ducks > > On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 11:43 PM, Bod Notbod <[email protected]> wrote: > >> "For internecine intrigue and power struggles, the Wikipedia makes the > >> Vatican look like a coffee clatch. > > > > I had zero idea what a "coffee clatch" was or is. Google tells me it > > should probably be "klatch". > > > > And it is "A casual social gathering for coffee and conversation". > > > > Well, I could only agree with that if you say any workplace is a > > coffee klatch. People converse. People drink coffee. But they do work > > at the same time. > > > > I don't think you become one of the top ten websites in the world, > > raise millions of dollars each year, by drinking caffeine and > > chatting. > > > > User:Bodnotbod. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > foundation-l mailing list > > [email protected] > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > > > > > > -- > KIZU Naoko > http://d.hatena.ne.jp/Britty (in Japanese) > Quote of the Day (English): http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/WQ:QOTD > > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
