From:
wikien-l-bounces(a)Wikipedia.org
[mailto:wikien-l-bounces@Wikipedia.org] On Behalf Of jayjg
Sent: Friday, 6 January 2006 10:26
To: English Wikipedia
Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] The userbox fad
On 1/5/06, Peter Mackay <peter.mackay(a)bigpond.com> wrote:
>From: wikien-l-bounces(a)Wikipedia.org
>[mailto:wikien-l-bounces@Wikipedia.org] On Behalf Of jayjg
>Sent: Friday, 6 January 2006 09:24
>To: English Wikipedia
>Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] The userbox fad
>
>On 1/5/06, Peter Mackay < peter.mackay(a)bigpond.com> wrote:
>
>
>>>From: wikien-l-bounces(a)Wikipedia.org
>>>[mailto: wikien-l-bounces(a)Wikipedia.org] On Behalf Of jayjg
>>>
>>>
>>>>There are better social clubs available on the net. If socialising is
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>>>>truly their main interest, then they'll go elsewhere soon enough.
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>>>There are no social clubs available on the net with the prestige of
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>>>Wikipedia. It is a top 20 website.
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>>Surely, using your own definition, that would mean that there are 19
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>>more attractive ones?
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>Not really, since the others don't allow people to do this kind of thing.
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Ah. So you see Wikipedia as a social club. A prestigious social club.
Actually, I've been arguing the exact opposite. Are you sure
you're reading my e-mails?
You said: "There are no social clubs available on the net with the
prestige
of Wikipedia." That looks like a statement that Wikipedia is the most
prestigious social club available on the net.