[WikiEN-l] Quality vs. consensus

[Ray Saintonge]

Jeff Heikkinen wrote:

> Ray Saintonge wrote:
>
>> Poor, Edmund W wrote:
>>
>>> I think the word you're looking for is "irony". Alphax was making the
>>> ironic observation that an overwhelming number of Wikipedians are more
>>> concerned with consensus than with quality.
>>
>> Not only that but they misunderstand the nature of consensus.  
>> Effective consensus depends on having effective community.  Consensus 
>> that is motivated by being right and winning your point is not much 
>> of a consensus.
>
> I'm not sure what you mean by "winning your point", but why is being 
> right NOT a good motivation? I'm having a hard time thinking of a 
> better one. 

Yeah! Maybe I should stop accidentally watching Dr. Phil on TV.  Damn 
radical Texans!  Just before I wrote the above he was talking about 
"rights warriors" in a marriage.  Some of them can end up "right" in 
Divorce Court.

Being right is wrong when the wrong person also thinks he's as right.  
Who has the monopoly on objectivity?

Ec