Sean Whitton wrote:
Definately. That's why we have setup #wikipedia-social (and there is also #wikimedia-social, which is run by some other Wikimedians and they said they didn't want us pointing people there, so we setup #wikipedia-social).
I totally agree that it's very important. My point is that the majority of talk in #wikipedia should be on Wikipedia, not the other way round. Otherwise, why call it #wikipedia? :-)
I don't see where normal people compartmentalize their lives that way. Seperate "social" sites would likely get very little participation. Social interaction derives from a context. Conversations do drift, and that's perfectly normal. We're only talking about a chat line, not a formal meeting.
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