User talk:Keeper76/Fair, not equal

My 2p
I can summarise what I think you're trying to say a lot more quickly: "positive contributions count for something, and you're only a real problem when the negatives outweigh the positives". – iride scent  18:21, 8 September 2008 (UTC) Do Sarah Palin's positives outweigh her negatives?
 * That would be a good nutshell. look good keeps! – xeno  ( talk ) 18:32, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
 * But then again, I'm an Evil Newbie Biter – iride  scent  18:34, 8 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Good nutshell. You are the two I asked because I thought you might be on differing sides of the spectrum (Xeno's work with a "fuck you" editor) is, presumably, different than how Iridescent would've reacted in the same instance.  I make no judgments as to which is correct, but I definitely lean more towards the Iridescent side myself.  Thanks both.   Keeper    76  18:38, 8 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Or if you want an even shorter nutshell, "Trust needs to be earned". – iride  scent  00:00, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

Good read. I like the analogy. (as well as the nutshell and appropriate image supplied by Iridescent...) J.delanoy gabs adds  14:53, 9 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Expanding a bit: while this goes against the Holy Commandments of Saint Jimbo and the Church of Wales, said commandments were written for a low-profile website, populated mostly by Californian geeks, with a few thousand articles, and are no longer relevant. The MMORPG analogy is relevant; by doing good things, you earn points, and it's only when you've "spent" said points that you become a liability. This is not policy, but it's the way things work. AGF was a policy that was fine for a de facto group of buddies, but the position now ought to be one of pure neutrality towards newcomers until one sees which way they're going. – iride scent  16:09, 9 September 2008 (UTC)