[WikiEN-l] Next experiment: switch off AFD for a month. (was Guardian in defense of Wikipedia)

Thu Dec 8 14:26:59 UTC 2005

Carbonite wrote:
>On 12/8/05, David Gerard <dgerard at gmail.com> wrote:

>> By the way, I really hope the experiment of switching off anon page
>> creation is followed up with an experiment in switching off AFD for a
>> month.

>Isn't that a bit like experimenting with not taking out your trash for a
>month? They're both fairly unpleasant experiences that no one really wants
>to do, but they can't be halted without some other way of getting rid of the
>refuse.

If the volunteer garbagemen are driving people out of the town as hard
as they can, it would probably be less damaging to the community and
be a REALLY GOOD incentive to come up with something less socially
toxic. See evidence in current RFAr.

- d.