[WikiEN-l] WP:FICT rewrite

[SonOfYoungwood at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/27/2007 1:24:06 AM Central Daylight Time,  
cunctator at gmail.com writes:

About  how to do *everything*?

Don't you recognize that *you're a  newbie*?

You are in fact arguing that we should scrap policies and  guidelines
because you, the comparative newbie, think you have good  ideas.

You are also arguing that we should *not* scrap policies and  guidelines.

Which one is it?

I'm reminded of Dana Perino  now.


I believe you are misinterpreting my comments (understandable, as I'll  
explain below). If you want specific examples as to why the mailing list  involves 
more knee jerk reactions, then that's a good one. Clearly, I didn't  edit that 
e-mail well enough ("do everything" was a silly comment on my part),  and I 
think you did the same (misinterpreting what I said and making a few  rather b
old comments).
 
I assumed it was obvious that "so we should scrap policies and  guidelines" 
was not my position, because it was hypothetical. Also, there is a  difference 
between rewriting/modifying policies and scrapping them. We  should *not* 
scrap policies and guidelines; we should *rewrite and update* them  as Wikipedia 
evolves. The WP:FICT rewrite attempts to take the essense of the  main 
notability guideline (as well as parts of the current WP:FICT) and  combine it with 
good practices in day-to-day treatment of fiction.
 
Our exchanges are probably bordering on incivility, so I say we call it a  
night/day and revisit this issue later (and I need to get some sleep,  since my 
uneven articulation and wordiness might be due to sleep  deprivation). I think 
we both have some valid points, but I can probably  get mine across easier 
and understand yours better in a day or two. Then  perhaps we can work toward 
discussing the actual rewrite and perhaps a  compromise between the current 
version and the rewrite, if you are  interested.



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