On 6/24/07, michael west michawest@gmail.com wrote:
The heading was to gain attention - i did not say Wikipedia was a cult (One can leave at any time etc), although it does have aspects of that like you say Wikilawyers. My end point is that wikipedia is not a great place for inexperienced wikipedians. Mentorship is a little wikilove or behave you've been a bad boy. If anyone can contribute to an article and an article has some notability, the cite warriors (sometimes listing three sentences in the same paragraph, when its quite obvious they all came from the same source), and Notability counters in Afd - no nobility with less than 10,000 google relevent hits, should leave well alone.
Mike33
On 25/06/07, SonOfYoungwood@aol.com SonOfYoungwood@aol.com wrote:
I was in a christian cult for years (one of many reasons why I'm atheist). I know what a cult is, and Wikipedia is NOT a cult. Except for Wikilawyers.
- Deckiller
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"My end point is that wikipedia is not a great place for inexperienced wikipedians. "
It depends, they're somewhat prefered over established editors (AGF with newcomers replacing articles with seven dirty words yo momma, or be cudgeled as you deserve for failing to do so).
KP