tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33573016.post117226783970508996..comments2024-02-11T02:24:22.330-06:00Comments on Nonbovine Ruminations: Conservatism, Wikipedia, and Daniel BrandtAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107127399494404366noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33573016.post-1172809975138931482007-03-01T22:32:00.000-06:002007-03-01T22:32:00.000-06:00They are mostly schoolboys, who are of course conc...They are mostly schoolboys, who are of course concerned with rules, and are still working out how the world works. They find it all a bit frightening because it's messy and brings surprises.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, little boys like gangs, codewords, sekrit handshakes, rules and aggression towards outsiders.<BR/><BR/>And Wikipedia is not particularly liberal, Kelly. Some of the "liberals" in question are computer geeks, who tend to be libertarian rather than politically liberal. Most contributors are Americans, and as such, tend to the orthodox. I know that "liberal" in the States tends to mean "not wingnut insanely rightwing", but even so.Dr Zenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09778131002672435917noreply@blogger.com