On 3/7/06, The Cunctator cunctator@gmail.com wrote:
On 3/7/06, Ryan Delaney ryan.delaney@gmail.com wrote:
On 3/7/06, The Cunctator cunctator@gmail.com wrote:
Some might consider the above argument to be a solipsistic defense of being stuffy and taking oneself too seriously.
Especially considering the source.
Whoa, have your posts actually disintegrated into making overt ad
hominems,
rather than thinly veiled ones? Careful, your guard is down.
Huh? I'm just saying that Jimbo is not exactly an anti-authoritarian figure in the world of Wikipedia. I'm criticizing the argument, not the man. I'm pretty sure Jimbo doesn't need others to fight on his behalf, particularly against me.
I hope you do understand my basic point, that the "let's be silly on April Fool's Day by being serious" argument does have some weaknesses.
Well, I'm actually not saying "let's be silly", at least not w.r.t. the [[Main Page]]. Rather, I'm proposing that we play a trick (meta-trick?) on our readers, a task which requires a bit of serious work, but not without applying a sense of humour. I know I can't edit some of these unusual articles without at least a drop of humour.
I'm not specifically advocating this, but silliness will likely occur within the Wikipedia-space, but the main articlespace, especially the Main Page, probably needs a little more restraint.