On 2/25/07, Michael Snow wikipedia@earthlink.net wrote:
Philip Sandifer wrote:
If we do not assume that our userbase is primarily comprised of reasonably competent people who will follow the principles described we are screwed.
I find these two statements to be in considerable tension with each other. The latter is not something I'm willing to assume, although it is certainly something we should strive toward. In fact, most of the community's social problems arise because people are too "clueless" or "crazy" to recognize the limits of their competence. We need to figure out how we can better push for more competent contributors.
I don't see that this is necessarily a tension; a reasonably large proportion of our contributors are competent, well-meaning people trying hard to do the right thing.
Unfortunately, one obnoxious person outshines three hundred good ones.
-Matt