[WikiEN-l] Re: WikiEN-l Digest, Vol 24, Issue 22

[Matt Brown]

On 7/3/05, J.F. de Wolff <jfdwolff at doctors.org.uk> wrote:
> It seems Weyes has left. What a disgrace. We've never had such a diligent
> RC patroller, and he was more right than wrong in his crusade against
> excessive external links. That's another one gone after RickK. Why on earth
> do we fail the Wikipedians who do so much to protect our project from
> vandals, cranks and idiots?

We don't fail them as much as they simply burn out.  

Before they burn out, they increasingly feel as if they are the lone
bulwark against the teeming hordes, and feel increasingly unsupported.
 But are we truly doing anything to them except not be as fanatical as
they?

-Matt