[Wikipedia-l] Looking to interview Wikipedians

[GerardM]

Hoi Cormac,
I totally agree. Please read what I reply to; my answer indicates that we
are to blame ourselves when we "call it a bunch of lies" when we do not
discuss methodology when we have a chance. I hope that you will find that I
have questioned why the interviews are to be limited to US American
residents only. I also hope you will find that I have indicated why cost is
not the factor that was suggested.

Thanks,
    GerardM

On 3/22/07, Cormac Lawler <cormaggio at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 3/22/07, GerardM <gerard.meijssen at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hoi,
> > When this study hits the Washington Post and we look at it and consider
> it a
> > bunch of lies, we are to blame when we did not speak up when we had the
> > chance to do so.
> >
> > When you consider peer review, it is always done after the fact. It is
> much
> > better to have input before a study is started. Those issues that are
> > obvious can be addressed before time and money is wasted. It also leads
> to
> > better science.
> >
> > If there is one study I would like to see done, is a wikipedia with a
> large
> > ex-pat community and see how that affects the NPOV of the project.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >     Gerard
>
>
> Calling a study "a bunch of lies" before it's even been carried out is
> very bad faith. It's absolutely fine to question methodology - but we
> need to be friendly as well as critical - and I hope Benjamin has been
> inspired rather than turned off by the many comments and questions on
> these lists. I've been meaning to comment myself, but Phoebe's just
> said pretty much everything I was going to say. :-)
>
> Cheers,
> Cormac
>
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