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| | Wikipolitics: Part 1 at Forever Geek |
 | | For those of you who aren't familiar with wikipedia, or, if you read pages from it sometimes, but haven't been involved with its editing, or even if you are a veteran wikipedian who is curious as to the reaction of a new member, I am going to share my experiences and observations. |
 | | I think the nature of the wikipedia encourages this type of participation, initially, and the result has a profound effect on how one responds to discovering the community of editors. |
 | | It is advised that wiki-veterans not bite the newcomers, but, understandably, sometimes their tone can be hostile when they've had to correct the same error hundreds of times or deal with the same misunderstanding repeatedly. |
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