I have long complained about the rise of a Wikipedia editor class that contributes not by adding value but by denigrating the content provided by genuine contributors. Now there is empirical evidence to support my contention in the form of a tabulation of negative and/or dismissive comments made by Wikipedia editors to new or infrequent contributors. I think it's long past time the influence of these editors was lessened. People need the right to be able to make less0than-perfect contributions without being slapped down; the whole idea is that contributions build on each other, and do not spring out of writers' entries full born like Pallas Athena.
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