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::::::::::The only thing stopping that from happening is the lack of any editors stepping up to the plate, no? [[User:HelpJazz|Help]][[User talk:HelpJazz|Jazz]] 21:06, 22 October 2008 (EDT)
::::::::::The only thing stopping that from happening is the lack of any editors stepping up to the plate, no? [[User:HelpJazz|Help]][[User talk:HelpJazz|Jazz]] 21:06, 22 October 2008 (EDT)
:::::::::::Well, yes, point taken. But to what ends? Imagine a bunch of Conservapedia editors build this article to be as good as the Wikipedia article, finding references, etc., and ensuring they're not simply copying the Wikipedia article. Now, who cares? All that time and energy could have been saved, and in the meantime, readers could have learned about Abner Louima instead of reading this hopeless stub. I simply don't see the point - why reinvent the wheel? [[User:BenHur|BenHur]] 21:11, 22 October 2008 (EDT)
:::::::::::Well, yes, point taken. But to what ends? Imagine a bunch of Conservapedia editors build this article to be as good as the Wikipedia article, finding references, etc., and ensuring they're not simply copying the Wikipedia article. Now, who cares? All that time and energy could have been saved, and in the meantime, readers could have learned about Abner Louima instead of reading this hopeless stub. I simply don't see the point - why reinvent the wheel? [[User:BenHur|BenHur]] 21:11, 22 October 2008 (EDT)
::::::::::::I don't know how many different ways to tell you that I agree with you and that this is not the place to discuss this anyway. This site was started as an ''alternative'' to Wikipedia, not a supplement. [[User:HelpJazz|Help]][[User talk:HelpJazz|Jazz]] 21:25, 22 October 2008 (EDT)