[Foundation-l] The High Priests of Wikipedia

[Steven Walling]

"Wikipedia makes the Vatican look like a coffee clatch"

They're saying we're so cliquish that we make the Vatican look like a casual
coffee work party, not that we are one. Still a mixed metaphor though,
considering the Catholic Church hardly meets the definition of a cult.

Steven Walling

On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 8:05 AM, Aphaia <aphaia at gmail.com> wrote:

> Of course we don't. As far as I learn from my Wikimania participation,
> Wikipedian's preferences go rather to beer, not dull caffeine.
>
> /me ducks
>
> On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 11:43 PM, Bod Notbod <bodnotbod at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> "For internecine intrigue and power struggles, the Wikipedia makes the
> >> Vatican look like a coffee clatch.
> >
> > I had zero idea what a "coffee clatch" was or is. Google tells me it
> > should probably be "klatch".
> >
> > And it is "A casual social gathering for coffee and conversation".
> >
> > Well, I could only agree with that if you say any workplace is a
> > coffee klatch. People converse. People drink coffee. But they do work
> > at the same time.
> >
> > I don't think you become one of the top ten websites in the world,
> > raise millions of dollars each year, by drinking caffeine and
> > chatting.
> >
> > User:Bodnotbod.
> >
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