[Foundation-l] English Wikipedia

[Jeffrey V. Merkey]

Mark,

Thank you for your supportive comments.   I think fixing some articles 
is not a big deal,
and I am happy you conceed this point.  With that being said, I will get 
those fixed that
have inaccurate information.

Jeff



Mark Williamson wrote:

>I do not want to turn this into another war, and I am not going to go
>into detail about my personal issues with you because I know that if I
>do you will open up another round of attacks on *my* character, but I
>do have several things to say here.
>
>I personally would not be in favor of you being allowed to edit on the
>English Wikipedia. Having said that, I do believe there is a lot of
>valuable information that you could contribute. However, when you see
>errors or omissions, you are also free to point them out to concerned
>editors. For example, if you feel that, say, [[Cherokee language]] has
>a glaring mistake or omission, you could always tell someone like me
>and I would be glad to fix it (despite our past differences, I have
>nothing against you as a person).
>
>The reason I would not be in favor of your return is that my
>experiences with you in the past have not been pleasant, and despite
>the current poor condition of articles on the previously mentioned
>topics at the English Wikipedia, I do not think the benefits outweigh
>the costs. The English Wikipedia already has problems with people
>attacking and harassing each other and it is not what I would call a
>healthy social environment. I can honestly say (without going into a
>lot of detail) that I do not think adding you back into the equation
>would exactly help make things more peaceful.
>
>This is of course just my opinion, and others may certainly disagree.
>I do hope that if you aren't allowed back, that won't discourage you
>from contributing anyways by giving suggested improvements to other
>editors because you are very right that the articles on these topics
>are in an abysmal condition and I think you have a lot to offer.
>
>And finally, I think that this is currently not a foundation-level
>issue, though I may be wrong, and if it's not one now, it could become
>one later.
>
>Mark
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