On May 4, 2006, at 6:50 AM, Phil Boswell wrote:
On May 3,
2006, at 1:47 PM, charles matthews wrote:
Exactly. People who become Wikipedians should learn the jargon, and
it's quite clear that at AfD, the opinions of *wikipedians* are the
opinions that matter. Not the opinions of every anonymous contributor
who comes in a vain ballot-stuffing attempt.
So the principle of "not biting the newbie" fits into this schema
where
exactly?
Providing a helping hand to teach them the jargon and a friendly way
to initiate them into the community.
"What? You dare to infest our beautiful
encyclopedia with your
filthy cruft?
You disgust me with your nasty IP and your misbegotten excuse for a
user-page! Be cast out into the darkness until you can learn better!"
You know, I think we actually *needed* that straw for something...
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Philip L. Welch
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Philwelch