I was just going to post that analogy. Then you did. :( Oh well. :)
X! On Mar 16, 2009, at 12:12 PM [Mar 16, 2009 ], Carcharoth wrote: > On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 3:48 PM, Sam Blacketer > <sam.blacke...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > <snip> > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/apr/10/wikipedia.internet > > Thanks for bringing up that old article from 2008. Some lovely bits > there: > > "It was like a giant community leaf-raking project in which everyone > was called a groundsman. Some brought very fancy professional metal > rakes, or even back-mounted leaf-blowing systems, and some were just > kids thrashing away with the sides of their feet or stuffing handfuls > in the pockets of their sweatshirts, but all the leaves they brought > to the pile were appreciated. > > And the pile grew and everyone jumped up and down in it, having a > wonderful time. And it grew some more, and it became the biggest leaf > pile anyone had ever seen, a world wonder. > > And then self-promoted leaf-pile guards appeared, doubters and > deprecators who would look askance at your proffered handful and shake > their heads, saying that your leaves were too crumpled or too slimy or > too common, throwing them to the side. And that was too bad. The > people who guarded the leaf pile this way were called "deletionists". > > But that came later. First it was just fun. " > > Rather a nice analogy, I think. > > Carcharoth > > _______________________________________________ > WikiEN-l mailing list > WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
