[WikiEN-l] Troubling news on Citizendium

[Ray Saintonge]

Stan Shebs wrote:

>Phil Sandifer wrote:
>  
>
>>[...] If Larry wants an encyclopedia free of its biases, he should  
>>work on one. But he shouldn't call it an encyclopedia run by experts  
>>if he's going to dismiss the experts.
>>    
>>
>There are plenty of experts going at each other with knives on WP; 
>expertise is simply a fund of knowledge, and does not magically confer 
>diplomatic, communication, or collaboration skills. In fact, great 
>knowledge tends to breed arrogance, making conflict more likely, not 
>less so. CZ adds real names and attributions to the mix, raising the 
>stakes even further by introducing the possibility of effect on one's 
>careers. The organizer would need the superior political skills of an 
>Ivy League dean to make it all work, but Larry's forum postings don't 
>evidence much improvement at diplomacy since the times he was angering 
>editors on WP.
>
Perhaps the difference is reflected in the analogy of WP as a bar-fight 
beside CZ as genteel sanctioned combat in a professional wrestling ring. 
:-)

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