It's interesting how this maps to Wikipedia's #wikignomes — editors who fix typos, format citations, clean up templates, etc. Not as flashy as WikiDragons writing whole new articles from scratch, or doing massive refactors, but the encyclopedia couldn't function without the quiet […]

It's a great complement to the `git delete-squashed` alias described in https://github.com/not-an-aardvark/git-delete-squashed, or the equivalent `git dams` script, whose motivation blog post is worth a read […]

Btw, taking the opportunity to share this hilarious (and somewhat depressing if you take it seriously) short video: https://youtube.com/shorts/2zb7S2beKOE

But I suppose Annie's approach of building this understanding gradually from the bottom up, by means of relatable anecdotes and multiple examples, instead of presenting a grand theory about the project, is probably a better and maybe even more effective way to convey these principles — […]

The reasons boil down to having the right ingredients and incentives at the start, which created a virtuous cycle: from the five pillars and core policies built around them, to the copyleft license, to the focus on collective authorship, etc. These topics have actually been reflected upon and […]

As a Wikipedian, it was a little stressful to see Adam try multiple times to get a response about what is the magic sauce that allowed Wikipedia to succeed, and every time Annie focused on anecdotes or narrow aspects of the community dynamics. [2/4]

To complement my commentary, here's the section I felt to be most insightful (slightly edited for conciseness and flow), along with my highlighted passages within: https://workflowy.com/s/william-beutler-the/43NihFrwRWpOL6Jp