[Arisbe] prestige and anonymity

[Jon Awbrey]

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gary,

your comments and the opinions that you cite are very typical
of observers who respond to the espoused ideals of wikipedia,
something that once inspired me to spend a year or so there,
but before they gain any experience with what really goes on
at the hard core of its actual policy-making process.

without having to go through the considerable pain and suffering of
actually doing that for any length of time, observers who want to gain
further information might peruse the english wikipedia discussion list: 
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikien-l/

for a diverse collection of independent perspectives from
current and former sufferers of the wikipedia process, see:

the wikipedia review : http://wikipediareview.com/

cheers,

jon

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