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<DIV><SPAN class=122532214-21112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Lir,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=122532214-21112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=122532214-21112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I know
the mailing list has been "spammy" recently, but you might want to take a look
at Jimbo's e-mail. He didn't say that <EM>discussion</EM> of the rules is
grounds for banning -- but only repeated violation.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=122532214-21112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=122532214-21112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>No one
talks about banning the Cunctator, although he questions the rules more often
than any one else -- even you!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=122532214-21112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=122532214-21112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>You
have complete freedom on the Internet, anywhere you go. With the exception that
the owner of the server hosting Wikipedia won't permit certain kinds of edits to
the article database. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=122532214-21112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=122532214-21112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>But
any contributions to the encyclopedia project that fit the NPOV rules are fine,
and we'd appreciate your cooperation on transliteration,
too.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=122532214-21112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=122532214-21112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Ed
Poor</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Bridget [name omitted for privacy reasons]
[mailto:lapollutionestsimauvaise@yahoo.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, November
21, 2002 4:02 AM<BR><B>To:</B> wikipedia-l@wikipedia.org<BR><B>Subject:</B>
[Wikipedia-l] americanization<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>genocide involves the
destorying of culture. americinization is a form of genocide. stop saying that
i should be banned for opposing King Jimbo Wales, whoever that is, he probably
would rather see the correct name of things, than the same ol americanized
crap.
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