[WikiEN-l] Good writers always welcome (was A tidy way of handling "popular culture" references)

[Erik Moeller]

On 8/24/06, Gregory Maxwell <gmaxwell at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 8/24/06, Erik Moeller <eloquence at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 8/23/06, David Gerard <dgerard at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On 23/08/06, Gregory Maxwell <gmaxwell at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > Follow De's lead and retire the text that says 'anyone can edit' in
> > > > favor of 'Good writers always welcome'?
> > >
> > >
> > > OH YES PLEASE.
> >
> > Please not. See the earlier thread:
> > http://mail.wikipedia.org/pipermail/wikien-l/2006-June/049731.html
>
> I didn't throw it out as a really serious suggestion, but I don't
> agree with your argument.

You proceed to argue that "anyone can edit" is a bad slogan. But I
have never argued that it is not; I simply think that "good authors
are always welcome" is considerably worse. I've made this point in the
thread referenced above, here:

http://mail.wikipedia.org/pipermail/wikien-l/2006-June/049738.html

Is there a page on the wiki yet to collect slogan ideas?
-- 
Peace & Love,
Erik