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.
Ec