Talk:English Wikipedia User Richardchilton: Difference between revisions
Talk:English Wikipedia User Richardchilton (edit)
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, 8 September 2004we want Richardchilton! and all of his "ilk"
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What's said about Wales and [[w:Ayn Rand]] is also quite interesting, isn't it? | What's said about Wales and [[w:Ayn Rand]] is also quite interesting, isn't it? | ||
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"I would prefer however to be part of a wiki that is (or is more) user-owned, user-run, user-controlled, and watch Wikipedia crumble under the weight of its own authoritarianism, centrality of control, lack of working processes and so forth. In other words, I would prefer, as these alternative wikis become more viable and more popular, to contribute positively to them, have all the sane people slowly leave here (unless things are radically remade), and I myself start abandoning the struggle here so that only the nutcases would take over. In fact, if a user-run alternative to Wikipedia grew to be equal to it, I think I would abandon Wikipedia completely," | |||
:Certainly it is true that [[Research Wiki]] should become exactly this thing, though more focused than an "encyclopedia". It's exactly the Richardchilton type we want editing here! And having them will help keep [[sysop vandal|lying garbage]] away. | |||