John Lee wrote:
Blair P. Houghton wrote:
Jim Cecropia wrote:
I really don't think this is helpful. I sense that Blair can be a useful contributor to Wikipedia. He is new and can be engaged. I've seen those more agreesive than he become valuabled members of the community. I would like him to calm down and work with the community, and also for the community to not go out of their way to bait him or any other honest user.
One of my favorite parts of the whole debacle was when GeorgeStepanek claimed I was a newbie. His account is dated December 10. Mine is dated January 1, but if I look around I can find edits I made over a year ago without having created a login.
In all fairness, how could George possibly know that?
So it was a private joke. The question is, why should it make the slightest bit of difference? Character is behavior, not attributes. If he'd bothered to read my history instead of jerking his knee towards cognitive closure on the first trivium he could leverage against my reputation, he'd have reached a different conclusion. I certainly never took him to task for that silly suit he's wearing in his profile picture. Only for his behavior towards me, Dan100, and the page.
Oh, and check through my contribution list. I'm well-engaged, almost whoring myself for barnstars, and not a little peeved that the people railroading me didn't see what they were doing to my reputation.
Ignoring the implicit personal attack there, don't be pissed you haven't got a barnstar
You keep seeing personal attacks where there are none. And I'm not pissed I don't have a barnstar. They're awarded arbitrarily so I expect if I ever get one it will be for randomly pleasing someone who knows what they are and feels inclined that day to throw one across the room.
I've written two articles featured on the main page, and several more that have been voted as featured articles (which makes them eligible for featuring on the front page). I don't moan about a lack of recognition. Keep up the good work you've been doing, though; some day, our work will be acknowledged. Take pride in the fact you're contributing to history, and write good articles anyway. Barnstars are an important incentive for writing, but shouldn't consume you. Just focus on doing a good job, and slowly acclaim will come to you. :-P
"Take pride in the fact you're contributing to history."
Nicely mentioned. It's the only reason I intend to stick around in this Lord of the Flies backwater.
I get to remember the feeling of improving the Eddie Merckx page and fixing a problem on the pages for every member of the group of men who raised the flag on Iwo Jima. Barnstars are arbitrary kudos. Setting the truth right in places it's desperately needed sets your soul on fire.
--Blair