On 0, Oskar Sigvardsson oskarsigvardsson@gmail.com scribbled:
On 5/22/07, David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com wrote:
#wikipedia is a wasteland of stupidity and a public relations disaster in lots of ways. It's also a lively and useful hangout for a lot of editors.
I welcome your thoughts on what, if anything, to do about this.
I used to hang out there a fair amount, and I didn't think it was such a horrible place. Well, yeah, it NEVER stayed on-topic and the discussion were... you know... silly. But it does serve a purpose as a place where wikipedians can hang out and converse with each other, you know, socialise. Mingle. Unless it is causing a huge ruckus, I say let it be. As you said, it's a lively and useful hangout.
--Oskar
Seconded. It's a sight better than Esperanza was! That sort of socializing should be real-time and off-Foundation-projects, and #wikipedia is both.
-- Gwern Inquiring minds want to know.