User:Neurolysis/Quote
"Sure, there were nasty edit-wars in 2004, but I do not remember that routine level of nastiness, and sometimes just raw hate that one sees on the noticeboards now. Civility and kindness and good faith seem to be in a bear market, with no obvious way to make it rebound. We've changed from a village into a city: where once you could pass by another editor with a friendly wave and smile, now those rushing by think such behavior indicates you want something from them ("I don't want any of your hot air and chat pages, go away" another editor once said to me). Cities have their advantages over villages, but the style of discourse is quite different, and I think the routine unfriendliness on Wikipedia now drives away many promising newcomers."
— Antandrus