[Foundation-l] Analysis of statistics

[John at Darkstar]

The most enjoyable dialogue this morning.
Keep up the good work to both of you!
John =D

Mark Williamson wrote:
> Ray, I appreciate your honesty. I'll agree with you that I was not a
> very pleasant presence on the ML. Reading archives from, say, 2005
> makes me cringe. I'm glad that people were not as heavy-handed as they
> could (should?) have been in dealing with me at the time. I learned a
> great deal about people from this community although I think the bulk
> of the "growing up" I've done (so far!) had to be done In Real Life. I
> did definitely learn some lasting lessons though and I'm sure I
> wouldn't be who I am today without WM although I'm not so active
> anymore.
> 
> Mark
> 
> skype: node.ue
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 5:45 PM, Ray Saintonge<saintonge at telus.net> wrote:
>> Mark Williamson wrote:
>>> This is precisely one of the problems that is holding us back.
>>>
>>> Individual prejudices against younger individuals may have scared
>>> younger users away from the project.
>>>
>>> All in all, I feel that we should basically treat all users the same,
>>> regardless of age. If a 15 year old makes good contributions to an
>>> article on particle physics but they need a little fixing up, it
>>> should be treated the same way as if a 30 year old made the same
>>> contribution - fix it.
>>>
>>>
>> When I first encountered you you showed a great capacity to be a pain in
>> the ass.  You shared that ability with a few others who were already
>> well passed their teen years.  Your tenacity through all this has been
>> commendable, and your continuing presence has had a mellowing effect on
>> you.  At Wikimania-Frankfurt you were one of the two people that I most
>> regretted not having the chance to meet.
>>
>> Ec
>>
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