Folks,
I have had the opportunity to read, and to review, all of the English Wikipedia articles, materials, and various lists related to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States; and I want to thank, and to congratulate, everyone who contributed. Wonderful job! It is an excellent example of what a truly collaborative community can do.
Sincerely,
Marc Riddell
On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 12:35 AM, Marc Riddell michaeldavid86@comcast.net wrote:
Folks,
I have had the opportunity to read, and to review, all of the English Wikipedia articles, materials, and various lists related to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States; and I want to thank, and to congratulate, everyone who contributed. Wonderful job! It is an excellent example of what a truly collaborative community can do.
I completely agree. It's a curious paradox that the subjects that are the most controversial, difficult and will-to-live-draining often end up being some of our finest articles.
Out of all that vicious discussion and difficult collaboration, often something fairly great emerges. It's just too bad it drives so many of our best editors insane.
--Oskar
On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 12:35 AM, Marc Riddell michaeldavid86@comcast.net wrote:
Folks,
I have had the opportunity to read, and to review, all of the English Wikipedia articles, materials, and various lists related to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States; and I want to thank, and to congratulate, everyone who contributed. Wonderful job! It is an excellent example of what a truly collaborative community can do.
on 5/28/09 8:44 PM, Oskar Sigvardsson at oskarsigvardsson@gmail.com wrote:
I completely agree. It's a curious paradox that the subjects that are the most controversial, difficult and will-to-live-draining often end up being some of our finest articles.
Out of all that vicious discussion and difficult collaboration, often something fairly great emerges. It's just too bad it drives so many of our best editors insane.
Passion and reason can often collide, and appear to interfere with one another during the process of creating something that is both beautiful as well as lasting. This is true whether the creator is a single person or a group. The key is the respect that must exist between and among the creators.
As for the insanity; isn't that a part of genius?:-). I wonder how many times Einstein heard, "You're nuts if you think that'll work".
A work of art is the artist's way of sorting out the chaos.
Marc
I have had the opportunity to read, and to review, all of the English Wikipedia articles, materials, and various lists related to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States; and I want to thank, and to congratulate, everyone who contributed. Wonderful job! It is an excellent example of what a truly collaborative community can do.
I would agree that the coverage is excellent, but turbulence does emerge upon occasion (for example, on the Controlled demolition theories 9/11 article). Our progress on the subject area can only continued if our contributors maintain their levels of professionalism and if the project's administrators continue to be vigilant for problematic conduct.
AGK