[Wikipedia-l] The groundrules for a discussion with Helga

[Jimmy Wales]

I agree with Gareth.  However, and I'm sure he'll agree with me in
return, this does not mean that we should suppress information.  There
should be articles _about_ the alternative points of view, _as_
alternative points of view.  And I think that's all that Ray meant as
well.



Gareth Owen wrote:

> Ray Saintonge <saintonge at telus.net> writes:
> 
> > Expressing and supporting a majoritarian point of view should still leave
> > room for alternative points of view, even when the majority considers them
> > quite goofy
> 
> I'm sorry, but suggesting that World War II was started by a Jewish conspiracy
> is not "goofy".  It is deeply offensive to the memories of the victims of
> Naziism, and entirely at odds with the facts.
> 
> I, for one, will have nothing to do with any project that, implicitly or
> explicitly, grants credibility to such a viewpoint.  To do so would not be
> neutrality, but an abrogation of moral, intellectual and human responsibility
> to record and report accurately on those events.
> -- 
> Gareth Owen
> 
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