[WikiEN-l] A request from H. Jonat

[Zoe]

--- Jimmy Wales <jwales at bomis.com> wrote:
> H. Jonat wrote me a nice letter, expressing concern
> that when her name
> is searched for at google, the bulk of what is found
> is wikipedia talk
> pages and wikipedia mailing list postings that are
> sharply critical of
> her.  She resents the accusation that she is 'right
> wing' and in any
> event doesn't like this turn of events.
> 
> Now, some might say, well, if you don't want your
> name to be
> associated on the Internet with various things, then
> don't write in
> thus-and-such a way, and they'd be right of course.
> 
> But since Helga requested nicely that perhaps we
> could do something
> about this, I am thinking that perhaps we could
> refactor some pages.
> 
> This part is important: I presume, and I asked her,
> that if we did
> this, she would agree to simply part company with us
> peacefully.  ALSO
> IMPORTANT: She did not threaten to stay if we don't
> do this, she did
> not make this as a tit-for-tat offer or request, she
> did not make any
> kind of legalistic or other threat.
> 
> It sounds to me like she may regret ever getting
> mixed up with
> wikipedia, and would like to simply go away.  It
> would be helpful to
> this process if we refactored some pages.
> 
> Thoughts?
> 
> Wikipedia holds no grudges, of course, and if people
> who have been
> controversial wish to end things peacefully, then
> that's great as far
> as I am concerned.
> 
> --Jimbo

I really think that the mailing list pages should be
blocked from search engines.

Zoe


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