NSLE (Wikipedia) wrote:
I'm glad I still subscribe to EN-l despite having left the project. It is an interesting read, especially how they covered Wiki-politics. Full credit to them, I think that sums up Wikipedia quite well. Quite shocked at Essjay putting FOURTEEN hours a day in though, heh. Good read.
Interesting article. I was taken aback by "To his knowledge, he [Essjay] has never met another Wikipedian, and he will not be attending Wikimania, the second international gathering of the encyclopedia’s contributors, which will take place in early August in Boston." Was he putting the guy on. :-D
The most important observation: "Peer review, the mainstream media, and government agencies have landed us in a ditch. Not only are we impatient with the authorities but we are in a mood to talk back."
Ec