David Gerard wrote:
On 31 May 2010 13:42, Marc Riddell michaeldavid86@comcast.net wrote:
Yes. And thank you, Charles. Once again this points out the fact that, with the Foundation, we are dealing with a group of persons who don't have a clue how to deal with people who they see as being out of their universe-of-one. In fact, they appear to regard the Wikipedia Community as a necessary evil.
I urge you to go back and actually read the discussion, and you will see that you are the only person to mention the Foundation and we're actually talking about the Wikipedia community here. Then you will be less likely to post responses that look like keyword-triggered cut'n'paste.
Actually, the Wikipedia community is in a sense a "necessary evil". Without it, WP would be just another underpowered, well-meaning website. With it, people who are not natural collaborators work together effectively, if not without friction.
But the reply I made was contra being painted into a corner (singular issue), and in favour of an analysis of the actual problem. I see [[Blind men and an elephant]] is an article. I won't go further in Marc's direction than saying that our discussions can seem sometimes like a post-mortem to that parable, with everyone saying, "you know, I still think I was right along". But the remedies - for a bigger picture - have the disadvantages of requiring a great deal of investment of time. I believe I have tried a number of those, without yet getting a complete view of the elephant.
Charles