[WikiEN-l] Preservation of context.

[Fred Bauder]

You may reasonably expect the other party to also defend their edits.

Fred

> From: Sascha Noyes <lists at pantropy.net>
> Reply-To: English Wikipedia <wikien-l at Wikipedia.org>
> Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 11:36:51 -0500
> To: English Wikipedia <wikien-l at Wikipedia.org>
> Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] Preservation of context.
> 
> On Wednesday 18 February 2004 04:22 pm, Plautus Satire wrote:
>> I really despise having to appeal to the masses just to use wikipedia as
>> any other person is doing right at this very moment. Having to continually
>> and constantly defend each and every single edit, no matter how trivial, is
>> really tiresome. What is causing all "the problems" on wikipedia? Is it
>> people like me? 
> 
> Yes
> 
>> Or is it the frustration I'm sure many have endured of
>> being banned and moderated for hurting somebody's feelings with the truth?
> 
> No. This is precisely the wrong attitude. If what constitutes the "truth" is
> under contention, then simply stating that you are the bearer of the supreme
> and only truth will lead nowhere except reversion wars. What is needed is
> backing up with evidence and citations. Which you seem to describe as
> "constantly defend each and every single edit".
> 
> Best,
> Sascha Noyes
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