@mrundkvist @henrikmillinge The project is excellent. And now more than ever, as you say - that's why I started trying to contribute only recently, inspired by the way the world is. Precisely because it is so good and so community-based, the reply-guys and mansplainers feel like an especially unnecessary drain on both individual and community energy.

@henrikmillinge @mrundkvist It is so counter-productive. Driving away veterans with all your experience, who have been contributing voluntarily for 15 years. Policing and putting off newcomers with constant negative comments and unsolicited 'advice'. A shame.

@nichni @ticho Amazing. LinkedIn for flirting. My mind is a-boggle.

@WikimediaIE @ticho @nichni And if called out on it, you could point out that it adheres to the LinkedIn Bro claim that we can be self-made and that being self-made is laudable - that we each can do anything and achieve anything and be whatever we want. Including the self-made emperor of some island off the coast of Antarctica.

@jimkennedy @mrundkvist That thought has struck me too, that is my guess too.

@mrundkvist I don't want to escalate really. I normally just ignore, but something about it bugged me enough to reply directly to his post on my page. I think it's because it's Wiki. It's about sharing free resources as a community and helping each other in collaboration, so a veteran putting a newcomer down with condescension and territorial behaviour seems counter-productive. If he has a point, it's lost in the way he delivered it and just makes me think I'm not arsed doing more Wiki-stuff.

@psneeze Ha oh yes, we would, that's perfect

@psneeze I can definitely see that on a cake.

@mrundkvist The problem (as I experience it) is that they are not making an objection on the relevant content page. They have, not for the first time, turned up on my user page with unsolicited 'advice' about how I can be a better Wikipedian and share better photos that meet the wiki-guidelines. If they want to object, I think the process is simple - they can use the content page and be specific and nominate for deletion, then the community (in which I greatly trust) can decide.

@CarstenBoll It's an extremely unsolicited argument. Someone posting unsolicited advice at me about how I should be a better Wikipedian and take better photos. With links to tips. They're welcome to make revisions or nominate my stuff for deletion if they want, but I think they should do that on the relevant content pages, not turn up and lecture me on my own page. If they're right, then the community can assess and decide on the specific case on the content page.

@nichni Haha yes

Like wedding anniversaries, there should be a traditional gift for each occasion. A vinyl recording of the Champagne Gallop for your First Wiki Reuse of A Photo Uploaded. A wellness spa gift card for your First Man Explains Things To Me On My Own User Page. A sunflower for your First Photo Deleted Because The Freedom Of Panorama Rule Doesn't Apply Here.

I appear to be having my first Wiki-argument. I feel there should be a traditional way to mark this milestone in life. Greeting cards in the shops that say: 'Congratulations on your special day, Wikipedian - Happy Wiki Row!' A nicely bound, beribboned book with 'Baby's First Wiki Row' in gold letters on the front where you record the steps.

@rhelune @Camlarsch Good strategy!

@gimulnautti Ha yes, always keeping a wary eye on it

@Camlarsch Hahah ja, det er ikke ligefrem luffervejr endnu. Og dog, måske kunne jeg proppe isklumper i dem og tage dem på som omvandrende air-con i dag.

@eivind Oh no that's all I'm going to think about now for the rest of the day. Such an evocative thought. Yes, those school holidays, school summers, had a special feeling and freedom.

@dutypo Morgen

Glædelig Mandag. The first Monday after the solstice. Today, daylight will be 2 seconds shorter than yesterday. Tomorrow, daylight will be 13 seconds shorter than today. Next thing I know, I’ll be trying to find my mittens. Here’s a postcard from #Aarhus, just to wish you a good, bright, light week.

@tanyakaroli Pøj-pøj til ham! Jeg sender gode tanker. He's got this