[Foundation-l] The High Priests of Wikipedia

[Steven Walling]

Okay, okay. Didn't mean to start a discussion about the nature of the
Catholic Church. Just meant that it's not what most people think of when you
say cult. They think of "drink the Kool-Aid", so on and so forth.

Steven Walling

On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 1:53 PM, Gerard Meijssen
<gerard.meijssen at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hoi,
> Dear Teun, I grew up in the mother church. When asked we would say that we
> were catholic. From inside the church there is no credible outside because
> they are not part of our community. As a little boy we did not play with
> the
> kids of the public primary school (their school was in front of our house).
>
> Technically you may be right and I will only concede that because I do no
> longer consider myself to be of the faith.
>
> PS thank you for your wishes..
> Thanks,
>       GerardM
>
> On 8 June 2010 22:32, teun spaans <teun.spaans at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > The Catholic church is not identical to the Roman Catholic church, see
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church_%28disambiguation%29
> >
> > live long and prosper,
> > Teun Spaans
> >
> > On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 10:28 PM, Gerard Meijssen
> > <gerard.meijssen at gmail.com>wrote:
> >
> > > Hoi,
> > > The Catholic church is not the same as the Vatican. It is not even the
> > > hierarchy of the Vatican. It is only the head office. Given the large
> > > amount
> > > of elderly men, guarded by beautifully dressed highly dedicated Swiss
> > young
> > > men, given that they are a law onto themselves, they easily qualify.
> > > Thanks,
> > >    GerardM
> > >
> > > On 8 June 2010 19:19, Steven Walling <steven.walling at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > "Wikipedia makes the Vatican look like a coffee clatch"
> > > >
> > > > They're saying we're so cliquish that we make the Vatican look like a
> > > > casual
> > > > coffee work party, not that we are one. Still a mixed metaphor
> though,
> > > > considering the Catholic Church hardly meets the definition of a
> cult.
> > > >
> > > > Steven Walling
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 8:05 AM, Aphaia <aphaia at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Of course we don't. As far as I learn from my Wikimania
> > participation,
> > > > > Wikipedian's preferences go rather to beer, not dull caffeine.
> > > > >
> > > > > /me ducks
> > > > >
> > > > > On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 11:43 PM, Bod Notbod <bodnotbod at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > > > >> "For internecine intrigue and power struggles, the Wikipedia
> makes
> > > the
> > > > > >> Vatican look like a coffee clatch.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I had zero idea what a "coffee clatch" was or is. Google tells me
> > it
> > > > > > should probably be "klatch".
> > > > > >
> > > > > > And it is "A casual social gathering for coffee and
> conversation".
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Well, I could only agree with that if you say any workplace is a
> > > > > > coffee klatch. People converse. People drink coffee. But they do
> > work
> > > > > > at the same time.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I don't think you become one of the top ten websites in the
> world,
> > > > > > raise millions of dollars each year, by drinking caffeine and
> > > > > > chatting.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > User:Bodnotbod.
> > > > > >
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