Oops! I just noticed that the "Daniel" whom I was lecturing was Daniel Mayer, aka Maveric -- not Daniel Ehrenberg (LittleDan). Thus the condescending tone of my message seems doubly out of place. Apologies all around :-( Contritely, Ed Poor -----Original Message----- From: Poor, Edmund W. Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 8:58 AM To: 'wikien-l(a)wikipedia.org' Subject: Writing about Saddam (was: Be on the lookout, 172 is back) Hey, Daniel, I hate to throw it back in your face, but... Around here, the usual policy is: 1. If you see a problem, fix it. 2. If you can't fix it by yourself, ask for help. I think you are capable of: * attributing controversial statements to their adherents * mentioning that So-and-so has called Saddam's policies "oppressive" * mentioning that Whosis believes that Saddam has "terrorized" his own people * reporting on the extent to which speaking out against him has gotten people killed * writing (or linking to) an article about Saddam's use of chemical weapons against the Iranians and Kurds * writing (or linking to) an article about uprisings following the first Gulf War, and the outcome of those uprisings, e.g., Joe StraightArrow said "Saddam brutally crushed the uprising in al-Giraffe, killing N thousand unarmed civilians" or whatever. This might seem like a lot of work to you, but remember that you asked to become a sysop. People expect more! Ed Poor