On 1 July 2014 22:22, Michael Peel <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> On 1 Jul 2014, at 22:11, Charles Matthews <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> > On 1 July 2014 21:57, Michael Peel <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I think this would be more factually accurate:
> >
> https://wikimedia.org.uk/w/index.php?title=Wikimedian_in_Residence_2014_review&diff=58518&oldid=58516
> >
> > Maybe. Isn't that the point I asked about on a previous occasion?
> >
> >
> http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediauk-l/2014-April/012066.html
> >
> > As you said there, "Some of the history's never been recorded." So,
> editing it into a report?
> >
> >
> > You may well think this is more factually accurate, and who knows, you
> may be right. Does seem to be fighting the battles of a previous war,
> though, with a source of iffy reliability. Not quite sure who this "proxy
> war" is against. Frankly, there are reporting requirements on chapters, and
> so significant matters should be documented.
>
> ... and that's a good example of why I now have zero motivation to comment
> on anything that WMUK does nowadays. I should really have said "publicly
> recorded". I just want to see what actually happened just a few years being
> properly described. But it feels like a battle to do that - so why should I
> bother?
>

Well, the attitude that argument from authority is by itself unconvincing
is pretty well entrenched around here.

>
> (Please don't disregard my comment about tl;dr...)
>
> Not understanding. Mike, if this is for me, please explain offlist.

Charles
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