David Richfield, 25/04/2013 21:57:
That's a good point: the activity of proofreading is inherently less likely to cause controversy than the activity of building a neutral, comprehensive encyclopedia, so it's probably naturally likely to attract people who are less inclined to argue, and the topics are also likely to be easier to resolve. I never thought about it that way.
If you look carefully enough, every Wikimedia project has its own "fauna" and peculiarities just like Wikisource. (The case for Wikisource has been dissected multiple times in WMIT members mailing list and that's why we have a nice summary. ;-) )
Nemo