K P wrote:
I think I made a simple enough request, and muddying it up pretty much just shows that it will never be about damage to the encyclopledia, but always about spreading gossip--it's the equivalent of calling someone a troll, or of discussing a gossip column about an editor as evidence that Wikipedia is damaged. This is not my belief system, but my opinion from watching this.
Hi! You guys both seem to have very reasonable viewpoints, and it pains me to see what I interpret as harsh words over misunderstandings.
KP, I think your query was simple, and a great one, as it brings us back to our primary purpose: to make an encyclopedia. But the message subject, of the form
is it X or just Y
could be seen as excluding other possibilities. I think Ken's just saying that he believes the harm is not directly to articles, but that he still feels there has been harm to our project, and that he's not gossiping or trying to create drama.
That's my view on your views, anyhow. I hope it helped.
William