On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 1:17 AM, Charles Matthews charles.r.matthews@ntlworld.com wrote:
Continuation of conversation:
"Look, we're all impressed with Wikipedia. But you seem to be saying that to edit I have to put your project ahead of my day job; and so I think you guys are just a bit crazed."
"Right both times."
"And you're now telling me I have to flack for the opponents of the guy I am paid by, and put their criticisms into due form in the the way that, frankly, they are too dumb to do, using the skills I have but against the brief I have been given."
"Yup, that's what it says on the page about neutrality."
"Well ... where I come from ... words fail me ..."
This is really not the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
That's exactly why people with a strong COI -- such a strong one that it's their day job to present only one side of a position -- should stay away from articles related to that topic.
Sarah