On 15/10/2007, fredbaud@waterwiki.info fredbaud@waterwiki.info wrote:
From: William Pietri [mailto:william@scissor.com]
As you know, Fred, communities are prone to capture by special interest groups.
Yes, and it will be a miracle of the first order if Wikipedia escapes capture by some group.
Chucking 'em all in in one huge mess actually seems to work, because out of the mess we usually get more than a few sincere Wikipedians, who hold strong views but edit here with a view to *our* good cause. I snicker whenever I see activist calls to action - it's like they're threatening to throw us in the briar patch.
- d.