Just a few quick soundbites from Monday’s SXSW keynote, where communitymeister Jimmy Wales of Wikipedia interviewed communitymeister Craig Newmark of Craigslist:
Jimmy: “The biggest conflict we see at Wikipedia is not between left and right, but between good guys and jerks.”
Craig: “Yes! The biggest, most vicious conflict we see on Craigslist is not political. It’s in the pet forums.”
Craig: “Crooks are early adopters of technology. As more and more technophobes start coming online, the vast majority of them are good people. So, more and more, good people outnumber the bad guys.”
Craig: “When you talk about the wisdom of crowds–you must also be worried about mob rule. You have to be careful.”
More juicy outtakes (Hillary Clinton fetishes?) at Will Pate, Frank Gruber, and a very close transcription from Auscillate. Me, I should be packing!