"Wikipedia makes the Vatican look like a coffee clatch"
They're saying we're so cliquish that we make the Vatican look like a casual coffee work party, not that we are one. Still a mixed metaphor though, considering the Catholic Church hardly meets the definition of a cult.
Steven Walling
On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 8:05 AM, Aphaia aphaia@gmail.com wrote:
Of course we don't. As far as I learn from my Wikimania participation, Wikipedian's preferences go rather to beer, not dull caffeine.
/me ducks
On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 11:43 PM, Bod Notbod bodnotbod@gmail.com wrote:
"For internecine intrigue and power struggles, the Wikipedia makes the Vatican look like a coffee clatch.
I had zero idea what a "coffee clatch" was or is. Google tells me it should probably be "klatch".
And it is "A casual social gathering for coffee and conversation".
Well, I could only agree with that if you say any workplace is a coffee klatch. People converse. People drink coffee. But they do work at the same time.
I don't think you become one of the top ten websites in the world, raise millions of dollars each year, by drinking caffeine and chatting.
User:Bodnotbod.
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