Christopher Thieme wrote:
Something like that would probably explain a lot about the bitterness, control issues, the incessant desire to be "right", etc. that some people have when approaching the subject of editing.
<Will Smith voice>You think?</>
Just last night I was writing about one (less than psychotic) aspect of this; see [[Wikipedia talk:Requests for comment/StuRat 2#Not-so- Outside Comment by Steve Summit]], and search down for "Wikipedia (like any open, on-line forum) attracts some fiercely stubborn and independent people".