[Wikipedia-l] "central authority structure"

[The Cunctator]

>
> Gareth Owen wrote:
> > I'm continually baffled by the fact people keep replying to Cunc.  There is
> > nothing in his actions over the last month that distinguishes him in anyway
> > from a good old fashioned Troll.
>
> He and I had a very nice private conversation not so long ago in which
> we both ended up apologizing sincerely for a quarrel we had about some
> things that were said in a debate on Wikipedia itself.
>
> I think that the fundamental characteristic of a troll is that a troll
> deliberately tries to generate more heat than light, as an end in
> itself.  I think that in the case of the Cunc, this isn't quite
> accurate.  I think he's trying to generate light.  He's just
> difficult and inflammatory.
>
Boy, that made me feel warm and fuzzy. But I know where you're coming 
from, and the criticism may be warranted. (Though I would have written:
           I think that in the case of the Cunc, this isn't
   accurate. I think he's trying to, and does, generate light. He's
   just sometimes difficult and inflammatory.
)

I am in a pretty difficult position, because people have gotten into the
habit of attacking my motives and character, which means I either have
to 
expend energy defending them (like here) or I have to grin and bear it,
or just leave. And I don't enjoy any of that. I'm trying to be closer
to WikipediAhimsa now.

I truly think people's expectations of my behavior have been influenced
by the unfairly negative characterizations of it, and such expectations 
then influence their perception of my behavior.

But maybe I am really a troll, as GWO and LMS assert.

It's certainly not for me to tell you what to think, and I clearly have
made some mistakes. Enough about me. How was the wedding?

TC