John Lee wrote:
Blair P. Houghton wrote:
Jim Cecropia wrote:
I really don't think this is helpful. I sense
that Blair can be a
useful contributor to Wikipedia. He is new and can be engaged. I've
seen those more agreesive than he become valuabled members of the
community. I would like him to calm down and work with the
community, and also for the community to not go out of their way to
bait him or any other honest user.
One of my favorite parts of the whole debacle was when GeorgeStepanek
claimed I was a newbie. His account is dated December 10. Mine is
dated January 1, but if I look around I can find edits I made over a
year ago without having created a login.
In all fairness, how could George possibly know that?
So it was a private joke. The question is, why should it make the
slightest bit of difference? Character is behavior, not attributes. If
he'd bothered to read my history instead of jerking his knee towards
cognitive closure on the first trivium he could leverage against my
reputation, he'd have reached a different conclusion. I certainly never
took him to task for that silly suit he's wearing in his profile
picture. Only for his behavior towards me, Dan100, and the page.
Oh, and check through my contribution list.
I'm well-engaged, almost
whoring myself for barnstars, and not a little peeved that the people
railroading me didn't see what they were doing to my reputation.
Ignoring the implicit personal attack there, don't be pissed you
haven't got a barnstar
You keep seeing personal attacks where there are none. And I'm not
pissed I don't have a barnstar. They're awarded arbitrarily so I expect
if I ever get one it will be for randomly pleasing someone who knows
what they are and feels inclined that day to throw one across the room.
I've written two articles featured on the main
page, and several more
that have been voted as featured articles (which makes them eligible
for featuring on the front page). I don't moan about a lack of
recognition. Keep up the good work you've been doing, though; some
day, our work will be acknowledged. Take pride in the fact you're
contributing to history, and write good articles anyway. Barnstars are
an important incentive for writing, but shouldn't consume you. Just
focus on doing a good job, and slowly acclaim will come to you. :-P
"Take pride in the fact you're contributing to history."
Nicely mentioned. It's the only reason I intend to stick around in this
Lord of the Flies backwater.
I get to remember the feeling of improving the Eddie Merckx page and
fixing a problem on the pages for every member of the group of men who
raised the flag on Iwo Jima. Barnstars are arbitrary kudos. Setting
the truth right in places it's desperately needed sets your soul on fire.
--Blair