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From: "Noein" <pronoein(a)gmail.com>
To: "Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List"
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Sent: Monday, October 04, 2010 4:06 PM
Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] Has Wikipedia changed since 2005?
"Philosophy: I'm a philosopher; why don't I edit the article on my
subject?
Because it's hopeless. I've tried at various times, and each time have
given
up in depressed disgust. Philosophy seems to attract aggressive zealots
who
know a little (often a very little), who lack understanding of key
concepts,
terms, etc., and who attempt to take over the article (and its Talk page)
with rambling, ground-shifting, often barely comprehensible rants against
those who disagree with them. Life's too short. I just tell my students
and
anyone else I know not to read the Wikipedia article except for a laugh.
It's one of those areas where the ochlocratic nature of Wikipedia really
comes a cropper".
I've read this text like 3 or 4 times in this discussion now. Why are
you repeating this argument? Do you wish specific comments about it?
When someone understands the importance of it, or shows they have taken the
point on board, then I don't need to repeat it. Enough said.