Re: Brin Wiki and Trolls
Jon Louis Mann wrote: ... My sense is that this is a philosophical thing to him--he's in the "Deletionist" camp on Wikipedia, who want to limit the number of articles on "non-notable topics". (He also questions articles on minor academic journals, people I've never heard of, and so on.) ... Thanks, David, for that succinct, but thorough explanation of what motivates the troll and one way to circumvent it. The fact that this character is operating behind a false persona indicates he doesn't even have the convictions of his "philosophical" principles. ---Jon Jon-- Actually, using a nickname is very common among Wikipedia editors, good and bad. (It took me a while to figure out who "Albmont" was, even.) ---David ___ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
Re: Brin Wiki and Trolls
Brin-L and Wiki and Trolls: Brin-L and Wiki and Trolls--oh my Brin-L and Wiki and Trolls--oh my "By the way the brain it dumbs, something Wiki this way comes." Vilyehm ___ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
Brin Wiki and Trolls
> Jon Louis Mann wrote: > > I don't understand turning the Alliance for Progress > Encyclopedia into a wiki format or what's a Brin Wiki > > but I am all for doing anything to block trolls from > removing any of Dr. Brin's contributions to the SF lexicon > Jon-- > Hi. I guess the conversation got a bit > involved there. The "troll" wants to remove > some free-standing articles from Wikipedia. > Notably those on Alvin (the young Hoon on Jijo) > and on the Streaker. My sense is that this > is a philosophical thing to him--he's in the > "Deletionist" camp on Wikipedia, who want to > limit the number of articles on "non-notable > topics". (He also questions articles on minor > academic journals, people I've never heard of, > and so on.) > Whether or not the Alvin and Streaker articles > stay, our sense was that it would be easier to > build an extensive Wiki without the "contributions" > of people like him. Hence the plan to set something > up apart from Wikipedia. > ---David Thanks, David, for that succinct, but thorough explanation of what motivates the troll and one way to circumvent it. The fact that this character is operating behind a false persona indicates he doesn't even have the convictions of his "philosophical" principles. ---Jon ___ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
Re: Brin Wiki and trolls
Jon Louis Mann wrote: I don't understand turning the Alliance for Progress Encyclopedia into a wiki format or what's a Brin Wiki, but I am all for doing anything to block trolls from remove any of Dr. Brin's contributions to the SF lexicon. Jon-- Hi. I guess the conversation got a bit involved there. The "troll" wants to remove some free-standing articles from Wikipedia. Notably those on Alvin (the young Hoon on Jijo) and on the Streaker. My sense is that this is a philosophical thing to him--he's in the "Deletionist" camp on Wikipedia, who want to limit the number of articles on "non-notable topics". (He also questions articles on minor academic journals, people I've never heard of, and so on.) Whether or not the Alvin and Streaker articles stay, our sense was that it would be easier to build an extensive Wiki without the "contributions" of people like him. Hence the plan to set something up apart from Wikipedia. ---David ___ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
Brin Wiki and trolls
I don't understand turning the Alliance for Progress Encyclopedia into a wiki format or what's a Brin Wiki, but I am all for doing anything to block trolls from remove any of Dr. Brin's contributions to the SF lexicon. I wonder why is someone running a seek-and-destroy against Brin; who is the troll and why target David? I have never been able to understand this troll phenomenon. I don't follow the references to fan fic and whether it should not be included in a Brin Wiki. I am in favor of cooperation and forgiving the past, especially since I won't have a clue what is to forgive? I agree that everything seems much more relaxed than the last time I gafiated from the list. ___ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
