----- Original Message ----- From: "Noein" <[email protected]> To: "Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 04, 2010 4:06 PM Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] Has Wikipedia changed since 2005?
>> "Philosophy: I'm a philosopher; why don't I edit the article on my >> subject? >> Because it's hopeless. I've tried at various times, and each time have >> given >> up in depressed disgust. Philosophy seems to attract aggressive zealots >> who >> know a little (often a very little), who lack understanding of key >> concepts, >> terms, etc., and who attempt to take over the article (and its Talk page) >> with rambling, ground-shifting, often barely comprehensible rants against >> those who disagree with them. Life's too short. I just tell my students >> and >> anyone else I know not to read the Wikipedia article except for a laugh. >> It's one of those areas where the ochlocratic nature of Wikipedia really >> comes a cropper". > > I've read this text like 3 or 4 times in this discussion now. Why are > you repeating this argument? Do you wish specific comments about it? When someone understands the importance of it, or shows they have taken the point on board, then I don't need to repeat it. Enough said. _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
