Hoi,
When you talk about respect, it can mean so many things and have different
implications.
When people argue like the community this and that I do not respect their
arguments. The community is often flat wrong and there is no mileage, quite
the contrary to respecting the gravitas of someone
Gerald, are you saying that you personally find the effort involved in
editing wikitext or adding media disproportionate , or that there are
people who would like to contribute content who find it excessive, but
would find it effective with a more intuitive interface? The first I
doubt; the
On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 1:54 AM, James Salsman jsals...@gmail.com wrote:
Steven Walling wrote:
...
We practically can't and don't take on initiatives that directly
try to provide more free time or money to editors
That is absolutely false. Individual Engagement Grants have recently
The way I see it, there is something each and every one of us can do
to help with attrition right now with no interference from or
dependencies on anyone else.
We can treat each other with the respect that we all deserve. Before
hitting send or Save Page, we can ask ourselves if we've said what
Hoi,
I hardly ever write a Wikipedia article because there are too many
showstoppers as far as I am concerned. The reasons for me are that the
policies involved are so overly complicated that I first consult a friend
about my plan for an article and its feasibility. The second reason is the
large
Where does the idea that user interface changes to the system which
has already produced the most monumental reference work in the history
of humanity are going to help with its only actual problem, that
people aren't sufficiently inclined to stick around and maintain it?
If there was any
Hoi,
The lack of usability that is inherent in the current tools is enough to
drive me away from editing Wikipedia. At to this the atmosphere that is all
too often just not interested in anything but vested interests and you have
a cocktail that is powerful enough to have me respond to your
