On 4/22/05 7:19 AM, "David Gerard" fun@thingy.apana.org.au wrote:
The Cunctator (cunctator@kband.com) [050422 20:47]:
It's really too bad that "How to Destroy Wikipedia" seems to have gone down the Memory Hole, because it's a fine example of me pouring gasoline on a fire (in short, it was the inflammatory, negative version of "How to Build Wikipedia" but you'd have to read it to understand) out of frustration and an unfortunate tendency toward sarcastic fatalism.
http://nostalgia.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Cunctator/How_to_destro... Wikipedia&action=history
Whew--that was really abrasive, nigh abusive. What was interesting is that even though I totally pissed off and hurt both Jimbo and Larry with it, I was able to mend fences with Jimbo once I convinced him I didn't mean to attack him personally, was sorry for hurting him, and had both honest concerns and a desire to make Wikipedia better. I was never able to convince Larry I wasn't attacking him personally.
The commentary/discussion page linked to Destroy demonstrates the positive tenor of the community then, I'd say.