He has told me how shocked he is that I'd say
something like that, how
wrong I am, how I shouldn't say things when I don't know what I'm
talking about, and has even said that I have accused him publicly of
being a pornographer.
Yet, while telling me how wrong I am and that I don't know what I'm
talking about, and how he's shocked that I would say such things, he
quietly sits not divulging exactly how it's wrong and what the right
version is, and until such time as he does so I see no reason to not
tell people the same old story over and over - without an explanation,
why should I believe that what he says is real? As I said before there
is an undeniable connection that Jimbo seems to want to deny: Bomis
sells porn (although it gets "less than 10%" of its revenue from it),
and Bomis was involved in the beginning of Wikipedia. That doesn't
mean Wikipedia is a pornographic encyclopedia, or an encyclopedia of
porn, or an encyclopedia founded by pornographers and supported mostly
by money from porn sales - all it means is just that: the company that
was the primary involved party in the beginning of Wikipedia, and in
which Jimmy Wales still plays a large part, does have a "premium"
website where it sells access to pornographic images. That doesn't
mean anything about the objectivity of Wikipedia, on the contrary
Wikipedia (at least en:) seems to be turning into Wikipedia - The
Prudish Encyclopedia.
Mark,
Why do you presume (as you apparently do) that Jimmy owes you or
anyone else any explanation? You admit that the nature of Bomis'
business has nothing to do with Wikipedia's content and goals. Why do
you find it necessary to tell *any* story to others? Is there any need
to go beyond what is contained in [[W:en:Bomis]]?
Substitute "pornography" for "erotic images" if you prefer...the
distinction often seems to be POV anyway. Why does more need to be
said?
What I'm asking is, why is this so important to you? Up until now I
have been only an observer in this thread...and it seems like you're
just trying to stir up controversy. I don't *believe* that's what
you're doing, but I sure am puzzled as to what your motive actually
is.
-- Rich Holton
[[W:en:User:Rholton]]