<DIV>censoring names to non-logged-in people would keep information more public.<BR><BR><B><I>Zoe <zoecomnena@yahoo.com></I></B> wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"><BR>--- Jimmy Wales <JWALES@BOMIS.COM>wrote:<BR>> H. Jonat wrote me a nice letter, expressing concern<BR>> that when her name<BR>> is searched for at google, the bulk of what is found<BR>> is wikipedia talk<BR>> pages and wikipedia mailing list postings that are<BR>> sharply critical of<BR>> her. She resents the accusation that she is 'right<BR>> wing' and in any<BR>> event doesn't like this turn of events.<BR>> <BR>> Now, some might say, well, if you don't want your<BR>> name to be<BR>> associated on the Internet with various things, then<BR>> don't write in<BR>> thus-and-such a way, and they'd be right of course.<BR>> <BR>> But since Helga requested nicely that perhaps we<BR>> could do something<BR>> about this, I am thinking that perhaps we could<BR>> refactor some pages.<BR>> <BR>> This part is important: I presume, and I asked her,<BR>> that if we did<BR>> this, she would agree to simply part company with us<BR>> peacefully. ALSO<BR>> IMPORTANT: She did not threaten to stay if we don't<BR>> do this, she did<BR>> not make this as a tit-for-tat offer or request, she<BR>> did not make any<BR>> kind of legalistic or other threat.<BR>> <BR>> It sounds to me like she may regret ever getting<BR>> mixed up with<BR>> wikipedia, and would like to simply go away. It<BR>> would be helpful to<BR>> this process if we refactored some pages.<BR>> <BR>> Thoughts?<BR>> <BR>> Wikipedia holds no grudges, of course, and if people<BR>> who have been<BR>> controversial wish to end things peacefully, then<BR>> that's great as far<BR>> as I am concerned.<BR>> <BR>> --Jimbo<BR><BR>I really think that the mailing list pages should be<BR>blocked from search engines.<BR><BR>Zoe<BR><BR><BR>__________________________________<BR>Do you Yahoo!?<BR>Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM).<BR>http://calendar.yahoo.com<BR>_______________________________________________<BR>WikiEN-l mailing list<BR>WikiEN-l@wikipedia.org<BR>http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l</BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><p><hr SIZE=1>
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