From: wikien-l-bounces@Wikipedia.org [mailto:wikien-l-bounces@Wikipedia.org] On Behalf Of Philip Welch
On May 22, 2006, at 11:29 AM, Ray Saintonge wrote:
For someone like our Abu Hamza (who at first appearance
seems to have
indeed engaged in unacceptable editing) it would help if we had mentors available who are sympathetic but rationale in dealing with such points of view. Perhaps they could pull aside and counsel these wilder newbies in techniques for constructively presenting their opinions.
So you're willing to have Islamists, white supremacists, etc. openly editing Wikipedia as long as they attempt to follow NPOV? I don't. I think the presence of such individuals is harmful to the community.
That's a very POV statement in itself.
The presence of holders of minority (and majority) viewpoints on WP is welcome. So long as they don't attempt to impose their views above all others, and they are civil to other editors.
--Peter in Canberra