Re: References to this mailing-list in the Real World

Hi!

Arnt Richard Johansen writes:
>...
> Specifically, a large number of users who weigh in on a (un)deletion
> debate, who are not regular Wikipedia editors and who "have an
> agenda", are unlikely to be taken seriously by the Wikipedia
> consensus.
>...
Exactly one of my prejudices.  Why does being a regular editor make
you qualify in any way for participating in a discussion about some
arbitrary topic?  Regular editors must *also* participate, because
they are familiar with the Wikipedia and its policies, but certainly
non-editors' views should receive superior gravity if they are experts
in what the discussion is about.

**Henrik

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