On Sat, 2003-02-22 at 01:09, koyaanisqatsi(a)nupedia.com wrote:
I just want to note that "protecting" a
page to deal with edit conflicts
is a mediocre solution at best.
This could have been handled so much better.
Please explain the ways it could have been handled better. I will
paint your fence, I will wax your car; just put me on the path to
slack, zen, nirvana.
I just edited the entry. I also am trying to get rid of the depressing
edifices of antagonism that others have constructed while I haven't been
watching, like "Wikipedia:Edit wars in progress" etc.
We have Ed saying that "edit wars" is a less provocative term than
"vandalism", and noone comments? What do you think "war" is?
The whole Vandalism in progress thing was an ugly and bad idea from the
start, and it's just getting worse. I mean, "Wikipedia:Votes for
sanction"? C'mon.
[[User:The Cunctator/How to build Wikipedia]]: "Avoid Cabals", "Be
Respectful but Firm"
[[m:WikipediAhimsa]]: "When in doubt, don't ascribe bad motives to
people"
Sorry for the aggrieved tone, but it bothers me to see the current
situation on Wikipedia, where Jimbo is banning people on a frequent
basis, juvenile hissy-fights occur on innumerable pages, and the
supposedly responsible people are either avoiding the fray or fanning
the flames.
Okay. Enough procrastination for me. Back to better things.
--tc