--- Jimmy Wales <jwales(a)bomis.com> wrote:
It is acceptable for people to hold their own opinions
and express
them -- but not in an inappropriate forum. One of the cardinal
principles of Wikipedia is respect for others, even others with
whom
we have significant political or other disagreements.
Absolutely. Even more so, in my opinion, of lont-time contributors.
So, it isn't appropriate for people to "Jew
bait" RK, nor to bring
up
the Israeli-Palestinian debate on completely unrelated pages, nor
to
attempt to engage him in political debates that he isn't interested
in.
True. That behavior is also totally reprehensible.
RK is abrasive at times, and he knows I think so, and
I think he
knows
that it contributes to his difficulties. But he does have a point,
and I think we should listen to it and respect it.
I agree, and I can sympathise with him. And I do listen to him (I
don't just blindly delete his list messages). But I do want him to
know that I think that the way he expresses himself in the heat of
"righteous outrage" is a bit detrimental to his reputation as far as
I am concerned.
Anyway, back to my aviation articles...
=====
Christopher Mahan
chris_mahan(a)yahoo.com
818.943.1850 cell
http://www.christophermahan.com/
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