[WikiEN-l] The admin problem

Fri Jun 2 17:16:20 UTC 2006

On Jun 2, 2006, at 7:57 AM, Sam Spade wrote:

> Do I hurt the wikipedia? Have my 30,000+ edits been harmful?
>
> http://tools.wikimedia.de/~interiot/cgi-bin/count_edits?user=Sam 
> +Spade&dbname=enwiki_p
>
> Or is it perhaps simply a personality conflict with a certain
> "cabalist" which has damned me?
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/ 
> Sam_Spade/Proposed_decision#Sam_Spade_assumes_bad_faith
>
> I would argue that the wikipedia power structure interferes with the
> production of quality articles, discourages ordinary contributors
> (resulting in the high rate of editor turnover) and reduces what could
> have been a competent and rewarding process of peer review into a
> punishing and arbitrary "arbitration committee".
>
> I recommend to anyone with any say about how things are being done to
> review any authoritative text on Behavior Modification. Punishment
> results in resentment, rewards encourage desired behavior.

Sam, you're a highly controversial personality, but I believe that  
Wikipedia is stronger overall with you around. Sometimes you baffle  
me, but your dedication to the project is unquestionable. I would  
hate to see you gone for whatever reason.

-- 
Philip L. Welch
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Philwelch