[WikiEN-l] Wikipedia Shepherds

Thu Aug 7 19:11:48 UTC 2003

The Maverick wrote:
> The fires created are not the newbies themselves,
> but the damage a small part 
> of them do (either intentional or not). "Guide" is
> still too paternal for my 
> taste. In my part of the world at least,
> firefighters play the role of 
> general emergency personell (providing extraction
> and medical assistance at 
> car crashes and such) and only on relatively rare
> occasions fight actual 
> fires. IMO that makes them a very positive symbol. 
> 
> -- Daniel Mayer (aka mav)

Ha. "Wikipedia Emergency Medical Technicians."  JTE 
(just to explain), I was maybe thinking the
firefighter thing was kind of a novelty act.  When the
high tide of post 911 nationalism eventually goes back
out to sea, the seaweed and rotting orcas left behind
dont usually get doused with retardant and hooked up
to plasma. But then again they dont get "shepherded"
off either. :)  I suppose shepherds have more to do --
firefighters  conduct their normal lives and toss foam
on occasion -- shephership requires devotion and
dedication, while firefighters only need a pager --
So, yeah I suppose firefighters might fit the WP
better.

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