On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 09:45:04 -0700, Ray Saintonge saintonge@telus.net wrote:
I think that we probably agree on more than you'd think here, but just to pick up on one thing:
It's not the validity of those concerns that I dismiss, it's their inflexibility.
That is precisely my point - "censor" is a word which is a pretty reliable marker for inflexibility. AMiB's Brandt close was the precise opposite, it was a thoughtful rather than an absolutist judgment. It is supported by a number of people who have advocated both keep and delete in the past. It is opposed by a number of people who appear to take an absolutist stance, one way or the other.
I don't actually care overmuch whether we have an article on Brandt or not, I think I have !voted keep in the past if only to end the ridiculous fighting, but this close does seem to me to be a genuine attempt to resolve the tension between those who want to cover someone because they have done something good/bad/stupid, and those who feel (reasons which are at least as good) that we should aspire to rise above such foolishness.
Guy (JzG)