[Foundation-l] The High Priests of Wikipedia

Aphaia aphaia at gmail.com
Tue Jun 8 15:05:57 UTC 2010


Of course we don't. As far as I learn from my Wikimania participation,
Wikipedian's preferences go rather to beer, not dull caffeine.

/me ducks

On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 11:43 PM, Bod Notbod <bodnotbod at gmail.com> wrote:
>> "For internecine intrigue and power struggles, the Wikipedia makes the
>> Vatican look like a coffee clatch.
>
> I had zero idea what a "coffee clatch" was or is. Google tells me it
> should probably be "klatch".
>
> And it is "A casual social gathering for coffee and conversation".
>
> Well, I could only agree with that if you say any workplace is a
> coffee klatch. People converse. People drink coffee. But they do work
> at the same time.
>
> I don't think you become one of the top ten websites in the world,
> raise millions of dollars each year, by drinking caffeine and
> chatting.
>
> User:Bodnotbod.
>
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