I think the journalist was more interested in trying to paint a picture of
conflict by asking that question, which makes for a more interesting story
for some people. I was really keen for that not to happen. I was more
interested in getting across the points about how Wikipedia works and how
it can be engaged with, rather than stirring up trouble!

Thanks,

Stevie

On 14 November 2012 11:42, Charles Matthews <charles.r.matth...@ntlworld.com
> wrote:

> On 14 November 2012 11:25, Stevie Benton <stevie.ben...@wikimedia.org.uk>
> wrote:
>
> > I was asked if I had any specific response to the PRCA comments, but
> really
> > there's nothing helpful to add there, except that talk pages and emails
> > needn't be cumbersome.
>
> Stating the obvious isn't always unhelpful: making the system work
> properly is win-win for Wikipedia's readers and those with legitimate
> corrections/updates.
>
> Charles
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