[WikiEN-l] Reversion warriors

[Poor, Edmund W]

Mirko,

I am frustrated, too. I don't see any easy solution to the "constant
state of edit war". Worse, I suspect that the problem of Wikipedia is a
microcosm of the problem of the entire world.

For there to be stability, there must either be a force which prevents
contending elements from clashing -- or those elements must come to a
mutually satisfying agreement.

As Viajero said or hinted (or probably both!), I have often been a
"force" which settled disputes via some sort of authority. But this does
not satisfy anyone: not me, and not Viajero, and not the contributors
who wait a day, a week, or a month and just start tearing apart the
battlefield (oops, I mean article!) again.

I find to my shock that my "solutions" are often do not provide enduring
satisfaction. I'm more like a Soviet premier using military and
political power to suppress ethnic strife than a genuine peacemaker.

This troubles me. This disturbs me. This is the number one factor that
drives me to want to leave Wikipedia forever.

Ed Poor