QUOTE(Kelly Martin @ Tue 13th October 2009, 3:30am)
QUOTE(dogbiscuit @ Mon 12th October 2009, 8:55pm)
Perhaps the saddest indictment of the ArbCom process is the support for the principle of "Wikipedia is not a battleground" in the face of the obvious evidence to the contrary.
Well, you know how wikiality works. (IMG:
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Of course.
Fundamentally, in any system where the rules do not reflect the reality of the input the outputs are going to be garbage - the system cannot possibly work.
Wikipedia is hobbled by its pretence that its users are well-meaning co-operative people who just want what is best for the collective effort.
A more pragmatic view on life, which does not require the belief that black is white, and allows for the fact that black is not white to be admitted without this being heresy or the tide of evidence finally becomes so obvious and embarrassing would go a long way to making the place sane.
It shouldn't be a problem to recognise that Wikipedians are human, should it?