---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Durova nadezhda.durova@gmail.com Date: Aug 1, 2007 10:32 PM Subject: That which we call a t**** To: wikien-l@lists.wikimedia.org
I finally subscribed to this list overnight. Here's hoping the quality of discussion is usually higher.
When the Essjay scandal broke I was one of the first Wikipedians to call for his resignation, perhaps the very first. When this thing broke I checked it out and posted enough evidence to debunk it thoroughly. It's just nonsense: a bunch of haters and one very odd Ph.D. trying to stir up trouble. They're not particularly good at it either.
Those people won't admit they're wrong no matter how compelling the evidence is. But we can stand by a good volunteer who, like the rest of us, is just doing her best to help out a nonprofit website. And as for the rest, shrug shoulders and move on. Trolls don't control us.
Smile at the irony and get back to building an encyclopedia.
Cheers, Durova