This is why I think the mailing list is a poor medium for discussion. Lots of knee-jerk reactions on the part of everyone (one of the best things I learned in my Business Writing course) due to the lack of an "edit" button and the instant sending. I'm closing this topic on my end and focusing solely on wikipedia discussion WRT the rewrite.
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On 6/26/07, SonOfYoungwood@aol.com SonOfYoungwood@aol.com wrote:
This is why I think the mailing list is a poor medium for discussion. Lots of knee-jerk reactions on the part of everyone (one of the best things I learned in my Business Writing course) due to the lack of an "edit" button and the instant sending. I'm closing this topic on my end and focusing solely on wikipedia discussion WRT the rewrite.
Heh. The mailing list was *started* because Wikipedia talk pages were supposedly such a poor medium for discussion.
What "knee-jerk reactions" are you talking about?
It's not good practice to criticize others without making specific reference to back up your criticism.
But noone can force you to engage your critics.
SonOfYoungwood@aol.com wrote:
This is why I think the mailing list is a poor medium for discussion. Lots of knee-jerk reactions on the part of everyone (one of the best things I learned in my Business Writing course) due to the lack of an "edit" button and the instant sending. I'm closing this topic on my end and focusing solely on wikipedia discussion WRT the rewrite.
Right! It should be easier to push your proposal through when there are fewer knowledgeable people watching. ;-)
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