On Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 7:53 PM, Keegan Peterzell keegan.wiki@gmail.com wrote:
My jaw just dropped. While I know these are ideas intended to help increase the socialization, this is turning Wikipedia into youtube. The day that happens I'm resigning all my permissions and packing my bags. Softening notability? Fantasy articles? Games? Live comments? No thanks.
While I would like to see good articles about every episode of whatever on Wikipedia, this was not the point.
The point is to make "personal space" on Wikimedia projects. Adding features to the profile (now: Special:Preferences) will increase number of those who are willing to stay on project.
I don't think the idea of encouraging women to participate needs these things. I have a fierce dislike for what I consider to be the mind-numbing distraction that social networking sites provide. I'd rather use Wikimedia projects to stimulate my mind, not kill time.
You should be able to turn off those features.