[WikiEN-l] History started in 1995

[Durova]

The time frame for the recent discussion had already been set by the
sockpuppeteer at two months.  Usually I propose about six weeks.

-Durova

On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 11:01 AM, David Goodman <dgoodmanny at gmail.com> wrote:

> I worked for many years running (among other things) an interlibrary
> loan system. Any librarian in at least the US who says that a free or
> inexpensive copy is not available for anything other than a rare book
> or an expensive art or reference book is not doing their job right.
>
> The main problem with the system with respect to Wikipedia is that
> most libraries work very slowly, so it can take some weeks--and
> therefore cannot be used in a Wikipedia debate, which is typically
> closed in a few days (or hours).,
>
> On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 1:42 PM, Durova <nadezhda.durova at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Good replies.
> >
> > Usually in practice that generates one of two responses:
> >
> > *Either the editor requests an interlibrary loan (or finds someone
> willing
> > and able).
> > *Or else the editor evades the suggestion and continues disputing on
> other
> > points.
> >
> > In practice, it's an effective way to distinguish who's serious about the
> > project and who isn't.  I suggested interlibrary loan at a talk page the
> > other day and go an uncooperative response.
> >
> > Lo and behold, there had previously been a conduct RFC and a positive
> > checkuser result for disruption at that article.  A new checkuser came in
> > positive also.  Today someone got blocked for a month.
> >
> > -Durova
> >
> > On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 10:25 AM, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton at gmail.com
> >wrote:
> >
> >> 2009/3/4 geni <geniice at gmail.com>:
> >> > 2009/3/4 Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton at gmail.com>:
> >> >> 2009/3/4 geni <geniice at gmail.com>:
> >> >>> Doesn't work so well these days. Enough libraries have been closed
> and
> >> >>> stock sold off that you don't have to get that obscure before you
> have
> >> >>> to turn to the rather expensive out of county loan system. For
> example
> >> >>> my county does not have a copy of:
> >> >>>
> >> >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Is_This_Thing_Called_Science%3F
> >> >>
> >> >> Can we not assume the whole world is situated in the middle of North
> >> >> America, please?
> >> >
> >> > I'm kinda British.
> >> >
> >> > Most of the English speaking first world is in a reasonable shape with
> >> > regard to libraries. Outside that I'm not sure.
> >>
> >> Oh, sorry, where you referring to British counties (I'm not sure what
> >> the public library system is in Britain for this kind of thing - I'm a
> >> student so have access to university libraries and inter-library loans
> >> through that which aren't expensive at all - maybe even free)? I
> >> generally assume if someone doesn't say what country they're talking
> >> about then they mean the USA - it's usually a pretty safe assumption.
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> WikiEN-l mailing list
> >> WikiEN-l at lists.wikimedia.org
> >> To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit:
> >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > http://durova.blogspot.com/
> > _______________________________________________
> > WikiEN-l mailing list
> > WikiEN-l at lists.wikimedia.org
> > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit:
> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
> >
>
>
>
> --
> David Goodman, Ph.D, M.L.S.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:DGG
>
> _______________________________________________
> WikiEN-l mailing list
> WikiEN-l at lists.wikimedia.org
> To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit:
> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
>



-- 
http://durova.blogspot.com/