Re:Psychologist finds Wikipedians grumpy and closed-minded
by zandorg on Sunday June 28, 2009 @05:11PM
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That's the myth, as it is in publishing.
On the one hand, they say a novel is 'written in crayon'.
On the other hand, with a well-crafted novel that they can't sell, what is the excuse there? Simple, they just don't say it in public.
This is the same with Wikipedia: Perfectly reasonable edits that are flamed down with arbitrary rules, with the public excuse, again: 'Written in crayon'.
On the one hand, they say a novel is 'written in crayon'.
On the other hand, with a well-crafted novel that they can't sell, what is the excuse there? Simple, they just don't say it in public.
This is the same with Wikipedia: Perfectly reasonable edits that are flamed down with arbitrary rules, with the public excuse, again: 'Written in crayon'.