Tom Parmenter wrote:
I don't think I'm a skeptic, I believe in NPOV, and I believe it can be achieved, but I'm worn out. I am going to join class 3 and avoid all conflict.
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By saying that I am going to join class 3 and avoid all conflict, I am saying that I am surrendering the field to the anti-NPOV forces. I don't know that I have distinguished myself in this area, but I have tried. I'm not going to try any more. In the meantime, if people want to write blatant and stupid articles, I hope someone else will stop them.
What I'm hoping is that we can compile some suggestions for a middle ground. How can we avoid conflict without surrendering the field to "the anti-NPOV forces"?
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The thing that pains me most is when I see good people at each other's throats. *Those* are the ones we should be able to avoid. Yes, there will always be a tiny majority of insufferable jerks. Those can be banned if they get bad enough. But sometimes what happens around here is that good people get mad at each other, and things spiral out of control.
--Jimbo