On 8/24/05, Oskar Sigvardsson oskarsigvardsson@gmail.com wrote:
On 8/23/05, Haukur Þorgeirsson haukurth@hi.is wrote:
Oh, what a devious fellow he is.
He's a nazi!!!!!!!!!!
Heaven forfend that I should be reduced to defending Nazis, but, so what if a few edit WP? I'm sure that there are more than enough editors to keep an eye on them.
I'm far more interest in the pathology shown in this discussion, where some editors want to eliminate any input by other editors who don't share their views, and demonise them into the bargain.
If the rules, such as they are, are applied unfairly, then like any other human society, there will be resentment and revolt. It is interesting to note the formation of cyber militias dedicated to overthrowing or undermining the existing power structure within WP. While I strongly doubt that these militia groups would be any better in the justice and fairness stakes than the existing crew, that's rather beside the point, and if the goal is truly to write an encyclopaedia, then may I point out that it's a lot easier to do it when there aren't people firing rocket grenades into your compound.