[WikiEN-l] RFC

Sun Jun 26 02:10:30 UTC 2005

I replied to the other I believe. Ask anything u like and I will answer.
I am a total loner with my prankstering. Excuse the hack of language.

HK

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: "Jack Lynch"
  To: "Dan Grey" , "English Wikipedia"
  Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] RFC
  Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 03:55:08 +0200

  >
  > I have found that these "like minded editors" solicited by talk
  page,
  > email, IRC or whatever are the worst thing possible in every
  > situation. There is no surer way to enforce POV or enact mob
  > psychology.
  >
  > Jack (Sam Spade)
  >
  > On 6/23/05, Dan Grey wrote:
  > > On 23/06/05, jfdwolff at doctors.org.uk wrote:
  > > >
  > > > RFC, however, is completely inadequate. Community response to
  > > RFCs is very modest, even (or especially) when controversial
  > > articles are being discussed. Only recruiting like-minded editors
  > > through their talkpages seems to help. RFC or otherwise, it often
  > > leads to no agreement between the litigants, and mediation is
  > > sought etc etc. By that time the experienced user is already
  > > tired and wants to go back to normal editing.
  > > >
  > > > Jfdwolff
  > >
  > > In the last few weeks, several of us have made an effort to
  respond to
  > > RfCs and try and 'mediate' on an ad-hoc basis - with good
  results, I
  > > might add.
  > >
  > > And as a result of a suggestion by Maurreen in response to Raul's
  > > RfAr/RfC, we've recently made an overhaul of the RfC content
  section -
  > > with the results being very well recieved.
  > >
  > > So please, don't write RfCs off.
  > >
  > >
  > > Dan
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