David Gerard wrote:
On 31 May 2010 13:42, Marc Riddell
<michaeldavid86(a)comcast.net> wrote:
Yes. And thank you, Charles. Once again this
points out the fact that, with
the Foundation, we are dealing with a group of persons who don't have a clue
how to deal with people who they see as being out of their universe-of-one.
In fact, they appear to regard the Wikipedia Community as a necessary evil.
I urge you to go back and actually read the discussion, and you will
see that you are the only person to mention the Foundation and we're
actually talking about the Wikipedia community here. Then you will be
less likely to post responses that look like keyword-triggered
cut'n'paste.
Actually, the Wikipedia community is in a sense a "necessary evil".
Without it, WP would be just another underpowered, well-meaning website.
With it, people who are not natural collaborators work together
effectively, if not without friction.
But the reply I made was contra being painted into a corner (singular
issue), and in favour of an analysis of the actual problem. I see
[[Blind men and an elephant]] is an article. I won't go further in
Marc's direction than saying that our discussions can seem sometimes
like a post-mortem to that parable, with everyone saying, "you know, I
still think I was right along". But the remedies - for a bigger picture
- have the disadvantages of requiring a great deal of investment of
time. I believe I have tried a number of those, without yet getting a
complete view of the elephant.
Charles