[WikiEN-l] Civility poll results

Charles Matthews charles.r.matthews at ntlworld.com
Wed Aug 12 20:10:19 UTC 2009


Andrew Gray wrote:
> Well, here's an odd thought. If Wikipedia dies, something to do with
> our community will probably be the reason.
>   
Nearly a truism these days. BLP issues coming 100 at a time in a sort of 
class action suit could do it ...

Odder thought - mailing lists and newsgroups look more vulnerable (to 
civility problems, that is). Wikis tend to become dull, churn rate 
slows, maintenance mode takes over.

Charles




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