Bringing in natural selction = lame (Score 1)

Exactly.

Why, oh why, do they have to compare a cultural phenomenon (the emergence of an elite caste (sp.?), viz. the Wikipedia editors, those who are "more equal" among the equals) with natural selection? It makes no sense at all. Darwin would make a double take on this one.

Ob. old geezer lament : where are the social science of yesterday? Do these youngsters even know of "methodology" and "skewed metaphors"? (Actually this exact text was found carved in clay on sumerian tablets. I kid you not.)

Ob. disclosure : I haven't read a word of the actual article. But it goes without saying, this Slashdot after all...

Cheers,

Xavier