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I'm starting to see Wikipedians as cops with big mustaches. Mostly harmless, generally the good guys, but often symbolically overstepping their bounds. I ackno
by wehriam 18y ago
I'm starting to see Wikipedians as cops with big mustaches. Mostly harmless, generally the good guys, but often symbolically overstepping their bounds.
I acknowledge the rigorous formalized system, but even a speedy response does not justify the offense.
It appears there is bias here. Instead of instructing us on how to participate, the members of the community should address it.
- tptacek 18y agoI'm not a member of the community. I am, however, telling you how the community works. Let me be as clear as I can, from experience: the community does not care what you think about it. It's a Greenland-sized snowball full of human frailties and weaknesses and effort, picking up every piece of information and drama it rolls over, and getting out in front of it to try to steer it is a great way to lose an otherwise enjoyable weekend.
- wehriam 18y agoI'm no stranger. (To the point that I disassociate!) I couldn't agree more on the futility of trying to bend Wikipedia to your will. But I reject the "play along, or else, I don't care" methodology. Democracies are often wrong. We have to hold the community as a whole accountable.