Jimmy Wales wrote:
I have to
admit, I keep on seeing the "If you only understood..."
argument repeatedly made; that doesn't seem helpful. When
communication breaks down, it's the responsibility of both parties to
repair it.
I am entirely unclear as to what else I could communicate here, nor how
much less aggressive I could possibly be.
The main lack of communication is between the front office and
Wikipedians who are editing (or interested in editing) an article when
it's protected without any explanation.
Take a look at en:Talk:Harry_Reid, for example. There was just a
message by Danny that there were "some concerns", without any comment on
to what they were, how they might be fixed, or really anything else
besides "Harry Reid doesn't like our article".
It's hardly only newcomers who are baffled and offended by this sort of
thing, either. Among the numerous complaintants on that talk page are
several Wikipedians who have been here for 2+ years (e.g. User:Jamesday).
-Mark