Daniel Mayer stated for the record:
--- Daniel Mayer maveric149@yahoo.com wrote:
We must instead look beyond the individual and try to fairly and accurately present the topic at hand. That can and should be done by mixing the best aspects of academia with the best aspects of enthusiastic armatures.
Argh. That should be 'amateurs'. :)
I thought it was a good metaphor. Wikipedia is a generator, and we're all whirling around inside it....