On 1/7/07, Daniel P. B. Smith wikipedia2006@dpbsmith.com wrote:
From: "Oskar Sigvardsson" oskarsigvardsson@gmail.com
Daniel P. B. Smith wrote:
I guess I don't understand why Wikipedians would care about this, apart from preening.
Am I missing something?
Will being in the top ten help us to write a better encyclopedia in some way that being in the top 100 doesn't?
Yeah, that, but there is also nothing wrong about being proud of your work. We're in the top 10! We rule! Isn't that a great feeling?
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jante_law
Well, there is hubris, and then there is just good ole' healthy pride in the work you are doing. It's a very depressing sort of attitude that says that you shouldn't feel good about something great you have accomplished. Hubris is when you think you are much more powerful than you are, pride is when you feel good about something you've accomplished. It's a big-ass difference.
--Oskar