I'm glad it was enjoyable for you also :-) skype: node.ue
On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 12:44 AM, John at Darkstar<vac...@jeb.no> wrote: > The most enjoyable dialogue this morning. > Keep up the good work to both of you! > John =D > > Mark Williamson wrote: >> Ray, I appreciate your honesty. I'll agree with you that I was not a >> very pleasant presence on the ML. Reading archives from, say, 2005 >> makes me cringe. I'm glad that people were not as heavy-handed as they >> could (should?) have been in dealing with me at the time. I learned a >> great deal about people from this community although I think the bulk >> of the "growing up" I've done (so far!) had to be done In Real Life. I >> did definitely learn some lasting lessons though and I'm sure I >> wouldn't be who I am today without WM although I'm not so active >> anymore. >> >> Mark >> >> skype: node.ue >> >> >> >> On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 5:45 PM, Ray Saintonge<sainto...@telus.net> wrote: >>> Mark Williamson wrote: >>>> This is precisely one of the problems that is holding us back. >>>> >>>> Individual prejudices against younger individuals may have scared >>>> younger users away from the project. >>>> >>>> All in all, I feel that we should basically treat all users the same, >>>> regardless of age. If a 15 year old makes good contributions to an >>>> article on particle physics but they need a little fixing up, it >>>> should be treated the same way as if a 30 year old made the same >>>> contribution - fix it. >>>> >>>> >>> When I first encountered you you showed a great capacity to be a pain in >>> the ass. You shared that ability with a few others who were already >>> well passed their teen years. Your tenacity through all this has been >>> commendable, and your continuing presence has had a mellowing effect on >>> you. At Wikimania-Frankfurt you were one of the two people that I most >>> regretted not having the chance to meet. >>> >>> Ec >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> foundation-l mailing list >>> foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> foundation-l mailing list >> foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l >> > > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
