On Feb 6, 2011 2:49 PM, "Marc Riddell" <michaeldavid86@comcast.net> wrote:
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> > On 2/6/11 11:02 AM, Marc Riddell wrote:
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> >> You are absolutely right, Brandon. This is a systemic problem that has been
> >> in existence nearly as long as the Project has. And it has been documented
> >> countless times. If this were a technical problem it would have been solved
> >> long ago. If it were a problem that the Foundation felt was affecting
> >> financial contributions to the Project, it would have been a problem given a
> >> high priority to solve. Instead, the problem involves people. And the powers
> >> that be don't seem to know, and are not willing to learn, how to solve it.
> >> The attitude seems to be, "If a person leaves, there are plenty to replace
> >> them." There seems to be a high regard for content in the encyclopedia, but
> >> a very low one for those who create it. This is a recipe for disaster.
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> on 2/6/11 2:16 PM, Brandon Harris at bharris@wikimedia.org wrote:
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> > I think you're incorrect with this assessment, actually.
> >
> > I am an employee of the Foundation, and I can tell you that my primary
> > task is solving this problem (the overall "participation" issue, that
> > is).
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> Brandon, the "overall 'participation issue'" is a large and complex one
> involving many parts. I will be interested in how you approach the
> person-to-person-interaction part. This is the part I am most concerned
> about.
>
> Marc

Marc,
Concerned as in "interested " or "worried "?

Sydney
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