On 2/9/03 12:05 AM, "Jonathan Walther" krooger@debian.org wrote:
On Sun, Feb 09, 2003 at 03:50:00AM +0100, Erik Moeller wrote:
I can't decide whether Jonathan is showing Gandhi-esque genius for the resolution of a tough problem, or being the matchmaker for a romance from hell. They'd have to talk together.
The whole idea of a mentor system (which I proposed) rests on the fact that the person being mentored acknowledges the mentor as someone they respect, not that the "mentor" can punish the "pupil" to "complete the polish on his Wiki-indoctrination" (Clutch's words - the same Clutch who repeatedly vandalized Lir's user page to instill "good taste" into her).
To call the tasteful improvements I made to Lir's page "vandalism" shows your particular form of bias, Eric. Your conviction that my desire for neutrality equates to anti-Semitism shows it's impact in your other comments about me.
Heh..."tasteful"...
"(We want good taste, or we'll spit you out.)" "(adding link to important article on Good Taste)" "(Don't try to wriggle out of it Lir; a contributor of your stature needs to develope some TASTE)" "(Wriggle, wriggle, wriggle. If you don't take other peoples feelings seriously Lir, why should we take your work seriously?)" "(Give me some evidence you know what good taste is Lir. C'mon, I challenge you.)" "(not even close. try again, Lir baby)"
"Hopefully the user behind this account will use this week to read some other encyclopedias to get an idea of what properly belongs in an encyclopedia, and what does not. If this user wishes to return peacefully, develop even a MODICUM of taste, and resign her Grolier-funded job of sabotaging the Wikipedia, she will be welcomed back with open arms."
"(your fate is being decided; if you don't take your fate seriously, it will certainly take YOU very seriously)" "(Oliver Pereira is probably Lir, based on his mailing list posts, the date he created his account, and his pattern of editing. If he tries to play nice, then that is fine.)" "(Oliver, your defense of Lir makes me wonder if you aren't planning to be similarly anti-social yourself. I will indeed be watching your edits.)"