On 26/03/07, Seth Finkelstein sethf@sethf.com wrote:
Do you mean the specific or the general? The specific was:http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikien-l/2007-March/066381.html "David, if you take a swipe that arguably includes me, I think it's fair to do a "Marshall McLuhan right here" bit, and correct the ideas." Which was in reply to: http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikien-l/2007-March/066339.html "It surprises me when our odder critics claim Wikipedia is the personality cult of Jimbo Wales. I really can't imagine L. Ron Hubbard putting up with the crap Jimbo does ..." Note I was *not* the person who introduced the word "cult" into the thread. I did change the subject line then to indicate a subthread, but that was in *response*, not an original assertion.
Uh, I wasn't even thinking of you. I was thinking in fact of Wikitruth et al.
You then decided it was about you, dived in, seemed to claim it and now say that you didn't do any of that. Oookay ...
I have conceded. Gerard has found me out. Can't get anythingpast him. I am *not* going to do a detailed elaboration here of "Why I Think Wikipedia Is A Cult", in 25,000 words or more. It wouldn't do anyone any good.
Nevertheless, you go for the headline-grabbing accusation, without actually showing a shred of evidence that you're using the word "cult" in a way that any other person purportedly speaking the English language is.
- d.