User:HectorMoffet
and
Retired
Now this user doesn't edit here anymore. See [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Bencherlite&diff=prev&oldid=595229184 last edit].
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This is what failure looks like
We wanted to grow our movement. We failed.
[http://voiceofrussia.com/2013_10_25/The-decline-and-fall-of-Wikipedia-2175/ Wikiepdia peaked in active users in 2007]. For seven years we have been hemorrhaging editors.
We strived be NOT a BUREAUCRACY. We failed..
We [http://voiceofrussia.com/2013_10_25/The-decline-and-fall-of-Wikipedia-2175/ operate a crushing bureaucracy that deters newcomers who might increase participation in Wikipedia and broaden its coverage].
We strived be a place where anyone can edit. We failed.
[http://nymag.com/thecut/2014/02/closing-wikipedias-gender-gap-reluctantly.html Women are still less than 15 percent], driven away by "the argumentative and trollish atmosphere of Wikipedia".
[http://bambuser.com/v/2140682#t=1330s I honestly think we have lost our way, I really do. I sometimes think we've become Nupedia and we need a new Wikipedia to feed into it. ... I think we've lost sight of what makes the project special, which is the idea that everybody DOES have something to contribute, it's not just a priesthood of a small number of people]
Lastly, WP:CONSENSUS was a pillar of our project. The "last straw" was learning that the TFA coordinator believes, rightly, that he may overrule consensus. When WP:OWN and WP:CONSENSUS aren't being respected, I'm not being respected, and I can help Wikipedia no more.
My first article edit was on 4 January 2012.
Roughly 8,500 edits later, my last article edit was on 8 February 2014.
So long and thanks for all the fish.
