[WikiEN-l] Scott McCloud on Wikipedia

[Ray Saintonge]

Marc Riddell wrote:

>on 2/26/07 10:45 PM, geni wrote:
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>>I'm saying that if you want a situation where the maintenance side
>>continues to remain in any way shape or form under control you cannot
>>afford to follow any course that would result in the loss of the
>>hyperactive admins.
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>Geni,
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>I a stumbling over - and struggling with - the use of the term,
>"hyperactive" here. In my line of work hyperactivity in a person is a
>disorder, and something to be corrected because it is harming the person. I
>am not being facetious. Please clear this up for me in the context of WP.
>
Sometimes I'm inclined to believe that the disorder is relevant to our 
context.  Can ADHD be channeled into productive activity rather than 
suppressed?

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