QUOTE(WhispersOfWisdom @ Tue 18th March 2008, 1:29pm)
Agreed...! (IMG:
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I am liking the new Durova. She is clearly a "re-defined" positive force to be respected, and quite articulate and precise in her knowledge of the project. A little humility works. (IMG:
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To be fair, Durova has long pushed this position as well.
But it is the only way to go for Wikipedia to survive. The longer it goes without implementing these kinds of basic practices, the more enemies it will make. And as we've seen, it only takes a handful of "disgruntled" former users, BLP victims or ex-WMF employees to punch massive holes in WP's credibility.
But WP also has the opportunity to set a moral example to the future of the internet. So far, WP's impact has been almost entirely negative, ushering in a chaotic nightmarish environment and a nasty
Culture of Revenge that has swept the internet. Before it is too late, and before too many sites follow
WP's dystopian example, Wikipedia has a chance to change and make amends.
Nobody expects WP to make any positive changes of course, it lacks the infrastructure and has no learning curve. Whatsmore, it is too easily led by extremist idiots who can't see the larger picture, and would rather goad one barely known backroom fixer in Hollywood. But we should bring this up each time as a matter of moral duty.