On 7/5/02 7:32 AM, "Fred Bauder" fredbaud@ctelco.net wrote:
I just did a stub on [[Adams State College]] and while I was still editing someone jumped in and inserted a '''Adams State College''' in the first line. (so that was saved before my edit could be)
First, I don't like the practice of repeating the title that way. Although that could be standard, would hardly matter.
It has been accepted as standard practice for Wikipedia. I'm not a huge fan of it myself, but it is useful. Makes the google search text look good :)
Second, very seldom do I get anything right the first time and before I'm done someone is jumping in. Might be nice to let the ink cool, before jumping in on new articles.
Fred, I understand your frustration. Part of that's unavoidable when working with a wiki. In fact, it's much of the benefit. However, if you're working on a complicated article and would like people to stay away for a little bit, ask people to do so in the Talk for that article. It's always the best move to trust that everyone else will be respectful of your desires if you express them.