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• The whole point of Wikipedia is being able to write about any topic! All the best: Rich Farmbrough, 23:23, 23 July 2015 (UTC).
  
• The problem with The Signpost is that it's journalism. Journalism needs writers to work beats. That's how the public gets the content it desires. Working a beat is the antithesis of Wikipedia's "edit wherever you like at your own pace." Wikipedia is lucky to have some talented folks working beats like News and Notes and the ARBCOM report, the WikiProject report, the top ten, etc. Just the same, I know why I and many others eschew pitching in. I'm unwilling to be the change I want to see but maybe I'd consider a paid subscription service. Chris Troutman (talk) 05:16, 24 July 2015 (UTC)
  • You do identify a good point, Chris troutman, and that is that the Signpost has a deadline, and we all have lives -- no one does it full-time :-) We have been lucky to attract some great volunteers over the years, but from time to time, we all need a break, and that's why we wanted to recruit some backup writers, willing to pitch in occasionally as needed. Go Phightins! 18:24, 24 July 2015 (UTC)