On 2/25/07, Michael Snow <wikipedia(a)earthlink.net> wrote:
Philip Sandifer wrote:
If we do not assume that our userbase is
primarily comprised of
reasonably competent people who will follow the principles described
we are screwed.
I find these two statements to be in considerable tension with each
other. The latter is not something I'm willing to assume, although it is
certainly something we should strive toward. In fact, most of the
community's social problems arise because people are too "clueless" or
"crazy" to recognize the limits of their competence. We need to figure
out how we can better push for more competent contributors.
I don't see that this is necessarily a tension; a reasonably large
proportion of our contributors are competent, well-meaning people
trying hard to do the right thing.
Unfortunately, one obnoxious person outshines three hundred good ones.
-Matt