On Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 8:34 PM, David Gerard wrote:
> You're assuming they could have, and that this would have been worth
> doing. I don't think there's any reasonable basis for such an
> assumption, as it carries the implicit assumption that we understood
> Wikipedia well enough to make that so
> On Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 7:54 PM, Fred Bauder
wrote:
>> Jimbo and Angela did not play a significant role in debates over
inclusion and deletion
>
> Indeed, that was my point. I don't think they did anything, or
> intended anything of the kind, but they chose not to intervene back
when the gradual
> On Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 7:54 PM, Fred Bauder
> wrote:
>> Jimbo and Angela did not play a significant role in debates over
>> inclusion and deletion
>
> Indeed, that was my point. I don't think they did anything, or
> intended anything of the kind, but they chose not to intervene back
> when the
On 14 April 2013 01:29, Gwern Branwen wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 7:54 PM, Fred Bauder wrote:
>> Jimbo and Angela did not play a significant role in debates over
>> inclusion and deletion
> Indeed, that was my point. I don't think they did anything, or
> intended anything of the kind, but
On Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 7:54 PM, Fred Bauder wrote:
> Jimbo and Angela did not play a significant role in debates over
> inclusion and deletion
Indeed, that was my point. I don't think they did anything, or
intended anything of the kind, but they chose not to intervene back
when the gradual slide
> Why do you never hear complaints from inclusionists about Star Wars
> articles being deleted? Because so many were deleted that the involved
> editors finally bit the bullet and escaped to Wikia, and the only ones
> that are left are either ones onboard with rigid constrictive policies
> or have
On Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 6:42 PM, Carcharoth wrote:
> And why would you think that
> inclusionism/deletionism debates are intractable? I thought the idea
> that such terms should be avoided (as they are divisive) was taking
> hold and gaining ground?
We're getting a bit far afield (I was just hopi
On 13 April 2013 23:42, Carcharoth wrote:
> On 4/13/13, Gwern Branwen wrote:
>> My basic observation here is that inclusionism/deletionism debates
>> seem intractable, like religion and politics, which have long been
>> correlated with a variety of mental and neurological observations and
>> thi
On 4/13/13, Gwern Branwen wrote:
> My basic observation here is that inclusionism/deletionism debates
> seem intractable, like religion and politics, which have long been
> correlated with a variety of mental and neurological observations and
> this deep-seated roots of those beliefs seems to exp
On Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 4:22 PM, David Carson wrote:
> Obviously, either some sound peer-reviewed research displaying that
> "deletionists" suffer from deep-seated psychological problems that make
> them clinically unfit to work on a collaborative project; or some sound
> peer-reviewed research di
What were you hoping to see?
Obviously, either some sound peer-reviewed research displaying that
"deletionists" suffer from deep-seated psychological problems that make
them clinically unfit to work on a collaborative project; or some sound
peer-reviewed research displaying that "inclusionists" su
> This is not very helpful for someone trying to find assistance..I guess
> you
> think this is funny, but it really seems like a bunch of 8th grade
> middle-school boys.
Sigmund Freud's theories are widely discredited, but do relate to
messiness and excessive discipline.
Fred
> On Sat, Apr 13,
This is not very helpful for someone trying to find assistance..I guess you
think this is funny, but it really seems like a bunch of 8th grade
middle-school boys.
On Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 11:53 AM, Gwern Branwen wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 2:36 AM, Tom Morris wrote:
> > I'm waiting for ex
If you want anecdotal evidence, I would say that someone's first
encounter with AfD can set them firmly in one place on the spectrum,
but that most people who stick around see their views evolve as they
come to understand sources and the range of articles topics and
various problems better. Whether
On Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 2:36 AM, Tom Morris wrote:
> I'm waiting for extreme inclusionists or deletionists to produce some
> high-quality, not-at-all bullshit research that shows that failure to adhere
> to their preferred philosophy is something that shows a deep psychological
> tendency to ra
Obviously toilet training is involved. That is the source of the anal
personality. Need a study of toilet training of future editors...
Fred
> Some recent musings reminded me that I never did find a good answer
> for an old question of mine: does anything predict whether an editor
> will lean tow
There is a lack of economic knowledge in the world and this project
attempts to solve this problem.
I would love to see map out the global economy in a simplified format.
Under a standardized structure, local/country economic data would be
collected. Economists can help determine the most concise
Hi everyone, here are two draft wiki articles I created:
Economy of U.S.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Mcnabber091/Economy_of_the_United_States
Economy of China http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Mcnabber091/sandbox
My goal is to complete all 196 countries in this standardized format and
hav
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