On 05/12/2007, Steve Bennett stevagewp@gmail.com wrote:
On 12/5/07, Larry Sanger sanger@citizendium.org wrote:
shortage of hostile response. But bear in mind, I am reaching out only to people who are seriously disappointed with Wikipedia or its management. I think this is within the properly critical spirit of the
Personally, what I find disappointing is how much is made of these incidents. There are a lot of drama queens here.
Actually, for all the "drama queens" there are, it does not seem logical to assume that those who don't kick up a fuss don't care about the issues. The vociferous individuals making most noise over issues should really only be considered the tip of the iceberg, rather than an assumption be made that because there are few who are so extreme in their reactions, that the problems don't exist.
What I find a lot more disappointing than outraged inarticulate "drama queens" who may indeed detract from the issues at hand, is the tendency for other Wikipedia contributors to stick their head in the sand and pretend everything is great, or at the very least, stick to the view that despite any problems, the project and its most involved contributors are proceeding in the right direction.
Zoney