“I think it's obvious that this would make me unsuited for any position of editorial authority in a credible publishing venture. But as somebody commented earlier, even without this I'd never have been given a position of authority in a credible publishing venture, since I don't really have any qualifications. Wikipedia is not a credible publishing venture under any serious definition of the term; I think I've always been pretty open about stating this. It's a giant dysfunctional web community that has somehow produced a very useful collection of articles. ArbCom spends most of its time fighting a losing battle against that dysfunction; am I, on this basis, less suitable for that role than the assorted other folks who might take it on? Very possibly, and I welcome further discussion of the subject.”[http://wikipediareview.com/index.php?s=&showtopic=29563&view=findpost&p=237870] | “I think it's obvious that this would make me unsuited for any position of editorial authority in a credible publishing venture. But as somebody commented earlier, even without this I'd never have been given a position of authority in a credible publishing venture, since I don't really have any qualifications. Wikipedia is not a credible publishing venture under any serious definition of the term; I think I've always been pretty open about stating this. It's a giant dysfunctional web community that has somehow produced a very useful collection of articles. ArbCom spends most of its time fighting a losing battle against that dysfunction; am I, on this basis, less suitable for that role than the assorted other folks who might take it on? Very possibly, and I welcome further discussion of the subject.”[http://wikipediareview.com/index.php?s=&showtopic=29563&view=findpost&p=237870] |