On 3/21/06, Leif Knutsen vyerllc@gmail.com wrote:
But if it isn't, what works better? It seems unreasonable to deny editors the right to defend themselves - with facts and logic - against attacks.
There's that classic line about arguing with idiots - people might not know the difference. Two people arguing with apparent facts and logic are hard to distinguish without actually verifying those facts and logic.
Bottom line: If there's any chance of ignoring it, that may be better. And you'll have so much more free time!
This isn't really a Wikipedia-specific philosophy - it's just worth bearing in mind that you don't actually have to respond to personal attacks.
Steve