"Philip Welch" wrote
Exactly. People who become Wikipedians should learn the jargon, and it's quite clear that at AfD, the opinions of *wikipedians* are the opinions that matter. Not the opinions of every anonymous contributor who comes in a vain ballot-stuffing attempt.
Ah, cruft is some sort of shibboleth then. You don't know what cruft is, you must be an outsider.
The fact that large numbers of people don't know that only reiterates my point that we should educate Wikipedians about the jargon.
Oh, but then it turns out that far to many insiders are really outsiders.
Once again: you deride "myopic rude jargon-using people" for their incivility, not realizing that calling people "myopic" and "rude" just because they use technical jargon is in itself uncivil.
People who draw these kinds of distinctions about other editors of Wikipedia are certainly myopic. You can be a very good Wikipedian without succumbing to the lure of jargon. As for the hat, wear it only if it fits. I happen to think your whole line of argument fits into what Wikipedia is not.
Charles