On 7/30/07, David Goodman <dgoodmanny(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Every national, political, and ethnic group I know of
is convinced
there is a conspiracy at WP to oppose its views. Editing an objective
information source is always going to be like that. Conspicuous
pressure groups attract notice and opposition. Open POV is the
easiest to see--no reasonable person would approach an article on an
Israeli or Palestinian topic without being aware of the possibilities.
That people feel bold enough to talk about it in this bald-faced way
is just a recognition of our importance, and I see no particular
reason for alarm.
On 7/30/07, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I
didn't quite say this, but I think this was to me, not to you.
It was a top-posted reply to my email, so I assume "your" was meant to
refer to me.
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David Goodman, Ph.D, M.L.S.
I don't know that it's a conspiracy, although someone else did suggest
the Iranian government. But yes, if Wikipedia is and/or becomes an
important source of information on the Web, companies, countries,
individuals concerned with PR will be discussing openly and
clandestinely the use of Wikipedia information.
Conspiracies are always only about spies and cloaks and daggers.
KP