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> Constructive sockpuppets
Wikitaka
post Fri 6th April 2012, 7:54am
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What is the problem with constructive sockpuppets? It doesn't matter whether the "puppet" is vandalising og highly constructive! I thought WP were looking for more comstructive users, but they aggressively roll ovdr users showing the will and intention to straighten up.

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post Fri 6th April 2012, 8:46am
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QUOTE(Wikitaka @ Fri 6th April 2012, 2:54am) *
I thought WP were looking for more comstructive users...

How do you define "constructive"? Because if you define it the way most people define it, Wikipedia isn't interested in those people at all. They've already got all the articles they need, so anyone who wants to be "constructive" (by the standard definition) is little more than a potential territory-challenger.

I might also suggest that if your recent thread-starts here on WR are any indication, your own definition of the word "constructive" might be even more unconventional then theirs.

Of course, even going by a "fringe" definition of the term, a constructive person would still routinely use a spell-checker.
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