[Foundation-l] The High Priests of Wikipedia

[teun spaans]

The Catholic church is not identical to the Roman Catholic church, see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church_%28disambiguation%29

live long and prosper,
Teun Spaans

On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 10:28 PM, Gerard Meijssen
<gerard.meijssen at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hoi,
> The Catholic church is not the same as the Vatican. It is not even the
> hierarchy of the Vatican. It is only the head office. Given the large
> amount
> of elderly men, guarded by beautifully dressed highly dedicated Swiss young
> men, given that they are a law onto themselves, they easily qualify.
> Thanks,
>    GerardM
>
> On 8 June 2010 19:19, Steven Walling <steven.walling at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > "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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