[WikiEN-l] Templates for the masses

[Ray Saintonge]

Zoney wrote:
> I do think it'd be nice if the talk link showed up a different colour or
> something for a recent post by an actual real human rather than a bot.
>   
That could be helpful as a short term solution.
> Actually many talk messages I've left recently haven't gotten responses,
> even semi-controversial subjects on reasonably major topics. I really think
> that back in 2004 they would have.
>   
Certainly it would have been more likely then.  Stonewalling is a form 
of argument, so too is "silence is consent".
> Perhaps I'm just getting too old and grouchy.
>   
Not at all.  It's a very serious problem.
> Of course, the truth is that talk pages have always been inefficient and
> cumbersome, and really rather pathetic for disputes etc. However, it's not
> like I have a suggestion for an alternative, and I doubt anyone else has! I
> mean, in the wider world people are havign to put up with the social
> difficulties arising from communication by email, SMS text message, etc. All
> in all, a pretty pathetic way to communicate and express ones views and
> emotions.
They are indeed inefficient. Information overload makes it easier to 
ignore a lot of pure nonsense.

Ec