I should have noted that the hyperbole might apply to Fred's position as
well, not just Chip Berlet's. My point was intended to comment on the
general situation, not any one person's involvement.
--Michael Snow
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Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] Bad And Wrong Policy/Procedure/Guideline
Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2006 05:27:56 -0700
From: Fred Bauder <fredbaud(a)ctelco.net>
To: English Wikipedia <wikien-l(a)Wikipedia.org>
CC: Fred Bauder <fredbaud(a)ctelco.net>et>, Michael Snow
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On Nov 3, 2006, at 11:50 PM, Michael Snow wrote:
Rob wrote:
On 11/3/06, David Gerard
<dgerard(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Have a look at the arbcom pages some time. Fred
Bauder seriously
proposed some time last year that Chip Berlet should not be
allowed to
edit articles about the LaRouchians because - hah! - his
expertise on
the subject meant he was too involved.
Did he actually say that "expertise" should be a disqualification
from
editing or did he say that due to his experience Berlet may have a
preconceived notion that the LaRouchians were all nuts and should
thus
be disqualified?
After allowing for some hyperbole in this description of Berlet's
views
regarding LaRouche supporters--at some point, when all the experts
have
reached the conclusion that the earth orbits the sun, you can't
disqualify them from writing articles that describe the solar system,
simply on account of their vehemence in making that argument in the
past. In particular, when people show that they can write neutral
prose
in articles, it should matter very little that they express strong
views
on the talk pages.
--Michael Snow
I don't think I said any such thing in the first place.
Fred
This will have to be forwarded to the mailing list if it is to appear
there.