[WikiEN-l] Re: My email to BusinessWeek and Wildstrom's reply

Tue May 25 20:50:50 UTC 2004

Yes, Theresa Knott was right that it was much much too long, but I had 
already sent it...

I got a very interesting reply:

"It's true that the explanation I gave was grossly oversimplified, both
for space and, frankly, to put it in terms that editors could understand."

(!!!!!!)

"What I was referring to loosely as the "editorial group" are the 
administrators, of whom you are one."

If he actually knows that I am an administrator, rather than guessing, that 
suggests a reasonable degree of knowledgeability. Perhaps he is a Wikipedian 
himself?

He concluded "The wonder of Wikipedia is that it works remarkably well. I 
have a background in sociology and somewhere in this process there's a 
dissertation for someone."