on 4/18/07 5:46 PM, Luna at lunasantin(a)gmail.com wrote:
A bit more time has passed, and things are gradually
slowing down, on the
article. I've spent some time trying to watch over [[Virginia tech
massacre]], and I know other editors have been doing the same at that and
related pages. Thanks to everyone who's helped with those articles. Provided
we can keep up, I'd prefer to avoid sprotection. In cases where we don't, we
can try short-term semi and reasses.
There's certainly been a lot less vandalism than I remember from any
remotely similar incidents -- Irwin's unfortunate run-in with the stringray,
for example. There is more hateful speech being posted, on this one, I'd
like if we could be especially watchful for that sort of thing. Most of the
"problems" are actually POV editing (mostly on what officials should(n't)
have done, and gun control, when I was watching last night), and a slow edit
war over whether some reactions from various groups should be included. As
is often the case on Wikipedia, I'm happy to see that people really are
decent and can work together.
And since I am human, and can't only concern myself with keeping things on
the Wikipedia side clean and orderly: this whole thing is a damned shame, I
don't know what to make of it, I've got introspective questions, and I can
only hope that some small good, at least, comes of this. My sympathies to
anyone close to this incident.
-Luna
I want to second and say a yea! to much of this. I was truly amazed at the
speed, collaboration and professionalism with which the various writers and
editors worked to create the Virginia Tech killings piece. The stumbling,
debating - yes arguing - that went into it produced a piece I believe we as
a Community can all be proud of.
Personally, I was sickened by this senseless act. Professionally, as all of
the pieces which led to this act come together - I am sickened by the fact
that it does make sense.
Be healthy,
Marc Riddell