I'm assuming that this is the Peter Damian who is also
knol.google.com/k/edward-buckner/edward-buckner/2u2a5qlvdgh8h/1#
since he signs as "Edward", rather than a troll seeking to impersonate the banned Wikipedia editor of the same name, for nefarious purposes. In either case, I have little confidence that this book would achieve an audience sufficient to make the effort worthwhile, except on an extremely personal basis. Sometimes it's good to write things down if only to let off steam, but to expect an audience in this case seems to be a triumph of hope over experience.
By all means, write your book. But don't expect Wikipedia to crash to the ground as a result of your revelations. I, for one, have no interest in participating, not least because the OP wasn't to wp-en-l but to the Foundation list, and that smacks of a desperate, if limp, attempt at some sort of improper meta-leverage.
KillerChihuahua wrote:
----- Original Message ----- From: "geni" geniice@gmail.com
On 23 October 2011 09:16, Peter Damian peter.damian@btinternet.com wrote:
Greetings,
I am writing a book on the history of Wikipedia and the Wikimedia movement, focusing on its 'history of ideas'. Would any Wikipedians be prepared to be interviewed for this? Obviously long-standing Wikipedians would be a focus but I am interested in anyone who is involved in the movement because of passionately held convictions or 'ideology'.
You know it would in most cases have been considered an act of good faith to mention your long standing antipathy to wikipedia. But perhaps I'm just old fashioned.