On Sat, 28 Aug 2004 12:59:59 +0800, Andrew Lih andrew.lih@gmail.com wrote:
Rather than take me up on the experiment, or suggest an alternative, he complained simply that the whole idea of Wikipedia was "outrageous," "repugnant" and finally (in another email) "dangerous," and therefore he refused to take part in my experiment.
Some people evidently find the whole idea of Wikipedia deeply unsettling, presuambly because it overturns their deeply-held convictions.
Others believe that anything they can get without payment just can't be any good (these people aren't as bad as the first lot, and can usually be persuaded by evidence).
Meanwhile, Wikipedia continues to grow, doubling every 9 months or so, gets more and more readers, and is approaching a million articles.
By the time we approach 10 million articles (some time in 2007?) I expect the majority of the nay-sayers will have learned better.