[WikiEN-l] Harassment sites

[David Gerard]

On 17/10/2007, Will Beback <will.beback.1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> David Gerard wrote:
> > On 17/10/2007, Will Beback <will.beback.1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> >>  don't see any comment from you about links outside of article space,
> >> so I'm not sure if you are in favor removing those. On the whole, it
> >> does appear that you are saying to Wikipedia editors that they must deal
> >> with harassment either by growing a thicker skin or by leaving the
> >> project. Is that correct?

> > Not all, but certainly those whose skin is so very sensitive that they
> > insist that removing michaelmoore.com from [[Michael Moore]] as an
> > "attack site" is a necessary move.
> > You keep trying to reduce this to binary choices. Doing so has already
> > led to blithering idiocy (e.g. on your part with removing the Making
> > Light links). Perhaps you need to stop trying to reduce it to binary
> > choices.

> Let's not engage in uncivil language with each other while we're
> discussing harassment.


The move to remove all links to nielsenhayden.com was a blitheringly
idiotic one.

You have apologised, but you show no sign of understanding *why your
action was wrong*.

Prove me wrong on that statement. Please state your understanding of
why your action was wrong.


- d.