Jimmy (Jimbo) Wales wrote:
Mark Pellegrini wrote:
Futhermore, I don't particularly like the suggestion that his actions motivated policy.
Me, too.
To resolve some ambiguity in my mind: Do you guys not like the suggestion because you think it is false or because it is true?
If you think it false, consider the opening line of the renewed debate in [[Template_talk:Feature]]:
:"In light of the heated debate/edit wars/blocking on the subject of how articles are selected for the Main page, adhering to the concepts of WikiLove and wishing to decrease the likelihood unfortunate incidents occuring again, I hereby propose the revision of the de-facto rules for the Featured Article:" (written by User:Zocky)
I don't think you could possibly ask for more concrete evidence that his actions motivated policy change!
Pete/Pcb21