On 3/11/06, Anthony DiPierro wikilegal@inbox.org wrote:
You've changed a lot from the early days. What started out as a laissez faire "let the community decide for itself" attitude has grown more and more despotic over time.
Microsoft probably didn't have internal policies and procedure documents when it was just Gates and his buddies working in their apartment, either.
Jimbo seems to be demonstrating a responsible attitude in the face of one of the few threats that could really hamper Wikipedia's continued existence or growth. And at present, a grand total of one article is "office protected". Think about the Seigenthaler incident...*anything* that prevents that happening again is probably worthwhile, even if the odd toe gets stepped on, and even if we do temporarily give in to squeaky wheels.
My only question is...who *is* Danny, and why is he blessed with surnamelessless?
Steve