Talk:Nebula Maker

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[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Nebulastapledon1.jpg

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BetacommandBot (talk) 14:41, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] long run for a short slide

I wrote this article, and, revisiting it and the other articles I've written for wikipedia, I don't think I'll be writing any more, simply because the whole enterprise - attempting to write a verifiable, truthful, WELL WRITTEN article, has become lost under baroque and contradictory wiki-guidelines and the parochial attitudes of spods with various axes to grind, and various other wiki-wank. It's just too much effort, what with holding down a job and all.

Afore I vanish forever, a few points: Wikipedia is a great idea, a wonderful resource, and an interesting forum. It's also hard to find your way around, hard to get even some of the most basic writing and editing done on, and interfaces with the user in a cold, unfriendly and pedantic fashion. The "Help" section is appalling.

Please feel free to disagree with this. I may even read it someday.

Incidentally, none of this is a dig at the user above who seems to be asking a fair and genuine question. If it's any help, I own the book and took that photo with my phone...

and here are my four tildes - Ultrahorse (talk) 00:14, 16 April 2008 (UTC)