That was unfortunate - I've been ridiculed (by Max) for things I've said before as well, I feel your pain Ori.
That said however, I generally agree with this piece. I have more faith than the author seems to have that we are on the right track to doing better work in the future, but the points made are pretty valid. It's difficult, but very important, to observe mistakes made in the past as to not repeat those mistakes in the future.
One of the most important points here is about experimenting on users; and it should be taken seriously. I also believe strongly that, as the author suggests, we should treat editors as colleagues rather than customers.
It is true that MZ has a tendency to be dramatic, but he's holding back a lot here to make a rational point, and I hope people don't write this off because of Max's propensity for being offensive and complaining.
- Trevor
On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 11:46 AM, Ori Livneh ori@wikimedia.org wrote:
On Tuesday, August 21, 2012 at 10:10 AM, Tyler Romeo wrote:
Hey,
Not sure if anybody has seen this article yet:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2012-08-20/Op-ed
Thought it was interesting and possibly worth discussion.
I responded on the talk page[1], taking credit for the elephants quote, apologizing for it, and providing a bit of context. I think the context changes the meaning and tone of what I wrote considerably. It sucks that it is used in this way -- to malign the efforts of my colleagues. Sorry.
-- Ori Livneh ori@wikimedia.org
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