[WikiEN-l] Psychology of problem Wikipedians: excessive "need for cognition"

Stephen Bain stephen.bain at gmail.com
Mon Jun 5 14:20:23 UTC 2006


On 6/5/06, John Lee <johnleemk at gawab.com> wrote:
> >
> On a similar topic, I would like to know if anyone has added "Wikipedia
> is not a counseling or rehabilitation centre" to [[WP:NOT]] yet. We're
> here to write an encyclopaedia, not deal with people who have issues,
> however deserving of our help and/or sympathy they may be. If they need
> help, the Befrienders, Alcoholics' Anonymous, and other such
> organisations are in /that/ direction.

"Dammit, Jimbo, I'm an encyclopaedia, not a doctor."

-- 
Stephen Bain
stephen.bain at gmail.com



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