Third, the deletionism has combined with a general attitude that is very bad unwelcoming to newcomers.

You totally correct. I believe the number of people leaving is actually the result that most wiki editors wanted. It seems that every entry has at least one editors who does not want anyone messing with "his" entry.

I long ago gave up any attempt to correct misspelled words or inconsistencies within the same entry.

But what ever you do, do not post the previously forbidden texts or the Slashdot mods will have to delete your posts.

They do the bidding of the evil organization.

There is no way a simple farm boy could master a long bow without years of practice.

I hope they have several inside the Governor's Mansion. The are guaranteed to catch a felon there.

So your evidence that Google hires applicants without degrees is the fact that you don't have a degree and Google didn't hire you?

Hmmm....back to Boolean maths for you!

Of course, when communicating by mail to any government organization (IRS, etc) you always make sure its:

  1) Certified
  2) Return Receipt Required

So I guess, you thought that the ticket just went away on its own? Or perhaps, you were hoping that the ticket just went away on its own.

In Texas, nothing is sent, you are expected to contact the court to take care of the matter yourself.

I think you misunderstand the purpose of a Board of Directors. Their job is not to oversee the company, that is management's job. Their job is to look out for the interests of the stockholder.

I think IBM's entry into the multi-processor Unix machines with the RS/6000 was the death knell in Sequent and Pyramid. The both had their day in the Sun. Now Sun is gone too.

Even in the 1800's they had chickens that could play tic-tac-toe and win.

Carter was a Navel Academy graduate and a Nuclear Engineer. I rank that a lot higher than MBA from Harvard.

ARM lacks OS/X in addition to Windows.

If the government was responsible, there would probably be shortages and lines.

16 year olds are tried as adults in Texas and can even be executed. Records are not expunged at age 18.

You must be from one of that them liberal states.