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Daniel P. B. Smith wrote:
Oldtimers: is the school struggle just par for the course, or does it represent an emerging and deepening _lack_ of consensus on important issues?
I'd like to jump in here and say that it's merely one of the unfortunate side effects of our community not scaling perfectly in all directions at once, but I don't think that I really count as an "oldtimer" - I've only been here AFAICT for 9 months or so longer than yours, and my account is barely 6 months the elder. :-)
However, on the topic at hand... well, we've always (that I've seen) had divisions over what exactly our purpose and scope should be. Nowadays it is more pronounced because people are feeling less in touch, and perhaps a bit more alienated, with their fellow editors.
As to disputes in general, though, I'd say 'twas e'er thus, sadly.
Yours sincerely, - -- James D. Forrester Wikimedia : [[W:en:User:Jdforrester|James F.]] E-Mail : james@jdforrester.org IM (MSN) : jamesdforrester@hotmail.com