[WikiEN-l] WP:AFD and public relations

[David Gerard]

Matt R wrote:

>Doesn't seem overly "spikey" to me, unless I've missed further debate
>elsewhere. Why exactly do these Wikipedians need to "cool it"? As AfD goes, it
>seems pretty harmless. I'm sorry, but I don't really think it's constructive to
>shout and swear at Wikipedians based on what appears to be an unconvincing
>example of us treating outsiders badly.


Whether he's overreacting or not is actually not so relevant. When we
piss off people with an audience, they will tend to say so to their
audience. Is this something to be avoided if possible?

  [  ] yes
  [  ] no

Feel free to stay in self-righteous denial about a PR nightmare.


- d.