[WikiEN-l] Re: Gaia Edit Wars

Tue Jul 1 19:23:35 UTC 2003

Anthere - This isn't a question of RK getting what he wants - the
problem, as I see it, is that the entire argument has descended into
"what Anthere wants" versus "what RK wants."  That's not the basis for
good editing.

All of the information you had in the article is still there in the
history, and can be put back in.  Protections are only temporary
measures, and I added a comment at the top of the page so that readers
know the article and its contents are in dispute.  I didn't look to see
who had edited last -- it doesn't matter and is no reflection of
opinion.

I really think you both should take a break, because this is way too
personal.  If anybody wants to unlock the page, that's fine -- I may
have overstepped wiki bounds by locking it in the first place.  But
perhaps if you both leave it alone (and refrain from insults on the talk
page), some more objective Wikipedians would have a chance to read all
of the articles in question and work on the article from two points of
view (pun intended):  

*Is this article consistent with other similar articles in content and
format? (if so, fine, if not, then fix it)

*Is the current format (one article, many articles, whatever it is -- I
forget) useful to a user who knows little and wants to find out more?
If so, good, if not, fix it.  

This seems to me to be a case where objective eyes would do the most
good for the wikipedia AND the article. 

Be peaceful.

J  

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