On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 12:15 PM, Fred Bauder <fredbaud(a)fairpoint.net>wrote;wrote:
VIPs expect to deal with another VIP, with authority
to get things fixed,
with a word, even if the rules have to be bent a bit. That is the way of
the world. We, particularly a random community member they are
interacting with, often do not have authority to do what has to be done.
They do not understand or appreciate discussions with the community about
their problem.
For what it's worth, this is not just a VIP behavior. Most people assume
that Wikipedia has centralized control over content, and they want Someone
In Charge to fix things for them. (cf. all the people who e-mail Jimbo
asking him to make changes, or the people who volunteer for OTRS because
they want to fix errors on pages) It's difficult to correct these
assumptions, even after pointing out the big "edit" tab at the top of
nearly every page.
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Jim Redmond
[[User:Jredmond]]