The initial post stated that we need to respect Wikipedia's rules in our outside dealings. My response was basically "No we don't"
Your response doesn't address that, it shows where someone has posted silliness to try to avoid real-world repercussions for in-wiki bitchiness. But the point is always the same. If you're an ass expect to get bitch-slapped :) That goes for both sides.
Wikipedia cannot police everything that goes on in the real worth. And we shouldn't be trying to. That's the point of my response.
The Isreal/Palestine conflict has been going on for a lot longer than Wikipedia has existed. We are not going to be able to solve it in-wiki, and no matter what rules we have or haven't, it isnt' going to go away by policy.
In a message dated 9/7/2008 4:47:57 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, cdhowie@gmail.com writes:
On Sun, Sep 7, 2008 at 7:33 PM, WJhonson@aol.com wrote:
Wikipedia's rules do not reach outside Wikipedia. What we all do outside Wikipedia has no bearing on what we do inside.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:NPA#Off-wiki_attacks
Seems pretty clear to me.
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