[WikiEN-l] drama and incivility

[Wily D]

This is very true and insightful.  If you can't find articles that need
work, try reading the damn encyclopaedia.  I'm constantly shocked by missing
articles - major scientists, yes and all kinds of other topics.   There are
maps to be drawn, pictures to be taken, citations to look up (many of which
are easy to find), redlinks to be filled in, unwikified articles ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:WilyD/potential this sandbox of my lists
about 40 musicians I intend to write articles for, for instance.  If you
don't know where work needs to be done, try reading.

That said, editors who purge all the redlinks don't help the situation.
Next time you write an article, include at least one redlink.

WilyD

On 8/29/07, K P <kpbotany at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Every day on Wikipedia I come across shockingly major scientists who
> don't have articles, while every Pokeman card in the universe is
> well-catalogued.  Species?  We don't even have decent articles on the
> two dozen or so model organisms that each have hundreds of major
> citations.  Today I found a nobel prize winner in physics whose topic
> we don't even appear to have an article on.
>
> KP
>
> On 8/28/07, Christiano Moreschi <moreschiwikiman at hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
> > >From: Aude <audevivere at gmail.com>
> > >Reply-To: English Wikipedia <wikien-l at lists.wikimedia.org>
> > >To: "English Wikipedia" <wikien-l at lists.wikimedia.org>
> > >Subject: [WikiEN-l] drama and incivility
> > >Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 12:06:39 -0400
> > >
> > >Some messages that come through this mailing list, such as the recent
> NY
> > >Times article on BLP issues, are good to receive.  I like being
> informed
> > >about such matters relevant to Wikipedia.  Others like all "Go away,
> you
> > >trolling fuckwit." have no place on the mailing list.   Am I the only
> one
> > >here annoyed with such messages?  Why can't we be more cordial and
> polite
> > >towards one another?  It's gotten to the point where I may unsubscribe.
> > >
> > >The drama here, along with AN/I and other places is souring my opinion
> > >about
> > >contributing to Wikipedia.  Why bother anymore?  I still like the
> ideals
> > >behind the project and wish to continue, but would really like it if we
> can
> > >please tone down the drama and be more civil and cordial towards one
> > >another?  If people can't control themselves, then maybe this list
> could
> > >use
> > >moderation.  Though if the moderator is engaging such language, that's
> not
> > >good.
> > >
> > >--
> > >Aude
> >
> > You'll never get rid of enwiki drama, certainly not on enwiki mailing
> lists.
> >
> > Simple reason? Most people don't have anything to write any more, so
> they
> > start fighting instead. Seeing [[Africa]] as a redlink and writing
> "Africa
> > is a continent" is fun, but that doesn't happen anymore (and "Africa is
> a
> > big continent" is no longer an FA). So, people turn to drama as an
> > alternative, because conflict is fun as well. A shame, but in this
> respect
> > enwiki has become the victim of its own succcess. Antandrus talks about
> this
> > better than I can.
> >
> >
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Antandrus/observations_on_Wikipedia_behavior
> >
> > Particularly numbers 19 and 20.
> >
> > C More schi
> >
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