User talk:Bigtimepeace/Why We Are Here

March 2009

Interesting read. Heironymous Rowe (talk) 22:21, 26 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. I've wondered whether we sometimes over-emphasize "why did we come here in the first place" while neglecting "why are we still sticking around" when justifying our presence here. I enjoyed reading your list. Seemingly jumbled, but nicely composed. ---Sluzzelin talk 00:40, 27 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Very well-written

The final paragraphs especially were beautiful. Nicely done. --MZMcBride (talk) 05:32, 27 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, that's a good list!

OK, so I lurk WP:AN :) It is, though; personally, I'd add "to sleuth". Facing puzzles and getting to the bottom of them (Is this uncited addition true? Are these similar editors socks? Why on earth is that cite error displaying?) is a big part of my fun here. I know that sleuthing is technically police work, but I guess that's not the sense in which you meant it. Gonzonoir (talk) 11:33, 27 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well thanks for complimenting the list! I can't imagine who shamelessly put that idea into your head. And thanks to the other editors above for their nice comments as well.

"To sleuth" is an excellent addition and I'm going to add that in. You're right that I was thinking of "to police" more in the sense of anti-vandal work, blocking disruptive editors, etc., and I think it's very appropriate to say something about "sleuthing" since that is such a huge attraction for many. Thanks for the suggestion. --Bigtimepeace | talk | contribs 21:29, 27 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]