[WikiEN-l] VfD enthusiasm+other fallacies (was Dartmouth follies)

Wed Aug 25 20:53:09 UTC 2004

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> Going by comments I've seen, I think it feeds some people's egos
> to believe that they're saving WP's reputation from certain doom
> by quick listing of obscure articles on VfD
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> <snip>
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> Stan

A similar questionable outgrowth:
Some contributors are systematically going through vast numbers of 
articles rephrasing them. Not to make them more NPOV or anything, but 
to make them conform to their own personal ideal of writing style. Well 
meant, but a Sisyphean effort that can frustrate original contributors 
as well as the folks doing the rephrasing (because in doing this they 
will likely end up with me-against-the-world frustration.)

Hint to such editors: Diversity is good. Dig it.

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