[WikiEN-l] Re: Wikipedia's provable anti-expertise bias (was Howdidthis happen (comixpedia??))

[Ray Saintonge]

Sam Korn wrote:

>On 11/19/05, Jack Lynch <jack.i.lynch at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>everybody considers a merge vote as a de-facto keep vote, because
>>thats what the rules say. If they think otherwise they are mistaken.
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>Please cite this rule and tell me which everyone thinks this.  I had
>thought "everybody" meant that all the members of a community, or at
>least a very large supermajority.  Once again, I fear you are moulding
>the facts until they become *your* facts.
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>The rules do *not* say that merge == keep.
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So what!  It obviously pains those who have a black and white outlook 
that someone should try to find an alternative solution.  But it often 
happens when you try to break up a street fight both fighters will turn 
against you.

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