[WikiEN-l] Improper speedy taggings

Fri Sep 16 18:01:50 UTC 2005

On 9/16/05, Sam Korn <smoddy at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> You win against whom? You may succeed. But you don't win. If you
> think you do, you should consider that everyone (well, near everyone)
> on Wikipedia wants to _improve_ it. So your attitude of seeing
> victory is simply not helpful.

You may not find it helpful to you. I find it helpful to me to think that I 
make Wikipedia a visibly better place by improving small stubs to the point 
where their useful informational content ensures that they will not be 
deleted. Others have a boast list about how many articles they have created 
from scratch, still others a list of featured articles. But for me the 
greatest feeling is to see people vote "keep" and express admiration for, 
and thanks for, the deathbed cleanups that I perform. 

Whom do I win against? Well that's the wrong question. If Wikipedia is 
improved, we all win.