"Philip Welch" wrote
Exactly. People who become Wikipedians should learn
the jargon, and
it's quite clear that at AfD, the opinions of *wikipedians* are the
opinions that matter. Not the opinions of every anonymous contributor
who comes in a vain ballot-stuffing attempt.
Ah, cruft is some sort of shibboleth then. You don't know what cruft is,
you must be an outsider.
The
fact that large numbers of people don't know that only reiterates my
point that we should educate Wikipedians about the jargon.
Oh, but then it turns out that far to many insiders are really outsiders.
Once again: you deride "myopic rude jargon-using
people" for their
incivility, not realizing that calling people "myopic" and "rude"
just because they use technical jargon is in itself uncivil.
People who draw these kinds of distinctions about other editors of Wikipedia
are certainly myopic. You can be a very good Wikipedian without succumbing
to the lure of jargon. As for the hat, wear it only if it fits. I happen
to think your whole line of argument fits into what Wikipedia is not.
Charles