[WikiEN-l] What is happening to the community

[Marc Riddell]

on 3/6/08 9:23 AM, Relata Refero at refero.relata at gmail.com wrote:

> Why? We shouldn't care that much about the "community". Caring about such
> nebulous things as the "community" and its "ideals" is one of the reasons
> why the social-networking side of WP gets in the way of improving the
> encyclopaedia. I personally try never to use the word "community". "Project"
> is more correct. If you think about the difference between those words,
> you'll realise why your concerns are almost certainly irrelevant.
> 
> RR
> 
> On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 5:30 AM, SlimVirgin <slimvirgin at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> The question for good people on all sides is: what can we do now to
>> help save and protect this community and its ideals?
>> 
>> Sarah
>> 
Sarah,

The above post by Relata Refero is a good example of what you are up against
asking the questions you are asking. And, unfortunately, it's all too
typical: People having a much more comfortable time dealing with 1s & 0s
than with other people.

Marc Riddell