[WikiEN-l] There are no pictures in Wikipedia any more

[Monahon, Peter B.]

>>> Earlier: "... your obsession
>>> with our mailing list..."

>> I think that calling someone 
>> else's contributions "obsessive" 
>> merely identifies ourselves as 
>> intolerant, bored, or recalcitrant.

> I think the case here is "bored".

I believe that the word "boredom" first entered our vocabulary in the
mid 1800s - quite recently, culture versus evolution wise.  Apparently,
before that, people generally found things to do with themselves.  Now,
we don't have time for anyone who doesn't entertain us!

Good reading at: http://www.answers.com/boredom (1,553 words from
Wikipedia included!)