I don't know what is wrong with Anthere, but she is *totally* obsessed with the Gaia theory. (Oh no, I mean the gaia hypothesis! No, wait, I mean the gaia theory (biology)...!)
She now keeps on insisting that an article on the Greek goddess Gaia have a scientific discussion on Jim Lovelock's gaia hypotheis. This can not possibly be about her poor English comprehension skills; there is no way she can possibly be this stupid. She is ismply trolling at this point.
We already have a convention: It is called SEE ALSO. In worst case scenarios, we have another convention. It is called disambiguation. But Anthere's bizarre obsession with the Gaia idea is causing her to make more and more pages about the same damn topic. Three full length gaia article about the same topic already exist, four when you include Anthere's insistence on adding science discussions to ancient Greek theology articles. And who knows when she will stop?
Will someone please do something about her?
Robert (RK)
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At 07:08 PM 6/28/2003, Robert wrote:
I don't know what is wrong with Anthere...
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A couple of observations:
For someone who is criticizing another's facility with the English language, your own seems less than perfect. I'm not certain if this is the result of an agitated state of mind, careless typing errors, or an imperfect knowledge of English. It seems to me to be worth noting.
Three emails to the list in 20 minutes all on the same topic? Dear lord, I don't think Michael or DW excite people quite that much. Is it possible that you are overreacting. One might think that the Wikipedia was in imminent danger of destruction...
In your first of the three emails you start out by calling her position an obsession, and you close by calling her a troll. This is not likely to win you much support among the readers of this list, as it is my understanding that people who make free accusations of trolling against established contributors are normally taken with a grain of salt.
That being said, I know precious little about the subject. You may, indeed, be correct. Nevertheless the tenor of your emails, coupled with their slapdash appearance, doesn't go very far towards convincing me of the merits of your argument. Perhaps if you wait until you are in a more calm frame of mind, you might be a bit more successful in your aim of acquiring some allies on this issue.
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"The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of great moral crisis." -Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321