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::::*2 -- "they give visitors the wrong idea of what it means to be a Wikipedian." What idea is that?
::::I'm not getting the concept here. -- [[User:Kendrick7|Kendrick7]]<sup>[[User_talk:Kendrick7|talk]]</sup> 17:43, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
:::::1: These are the kinds of people who are more interested in Springer than Britannica. They prefer drama over a professional demeanor. I won't name names (wink).
:::::2: The idea that we're just another internet forum. If outsiders see a bunch of people with a bunch of political POVs displayed, they may join in order that they can make their own POVs known. In other words, it sends the message that Wikipedia is a social-networking site, and does the opposite of stressing that people should come here to work on the encyclopedia. <small style="font:bold 10px Arial;display:inline;border:#009 1px dashed;padding:1px 6px 2px 7px;white-space:nowrap">[[User:Equazcion|<font color="#000">Equazcion</font>]] [[User talk:equazcion|•''✗'']]/[[Special:Contributions/Equazcion|''C'' •]] ''17:51, 21 Jan 2008 (UTC)''</small>
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