[Foundation-l] FW: [Wikinews-l] Increased incivility atwikinews[en] <warning: contains rant>

[Phil Boswell]

Andre Engels wrote:
> 
> On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 1:30 AM, Phil Nash <pn007a2145 at blueyonder.co.uk>
> wrote:
> 
>> Sorry, my experience is different; there are some editors whose
>> behavioural
>> problems go on, and on, and on, yet are tolerated, because they
>> contribute
>> "good content". But the overhead to others drains volunteer resources.
> 
> I can raise you on that - there are editors whose behavioral problems
> go on and on, and yet they are tolerated because Wikipedia should be
> free for all, and besides if one person has fights with ten different
> people, then those ten people should stop ganging up on him...
> 
Absolutely, and that one "super editor" will be defended by people with
their own agenda.

This is the basic reason why, instead of working out the minor technical
trouble I was having with AWB which curtailed my useful work, I took it as a
handy excuse to cut way back on my involvement.

I haven't been called a "nasty little Tony Sidaway sidekick" for months upon
months: I don't know what Tony thinks about it, but I for one don't miss it
at all.
-- 
Phil
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