On 4/20/07, Slim Virgin slimvirgin@gmail.com wrote:
I've always felt this was Brandt's strongest argument. Let's face it, it's kind of odd that we assume the right to expose a living person to the whims of anyone of any age anywhere in the world, people who don't have to use their real names, don't have to understand the policies, don't even have to be able to spell.
We don't, Sarah. In fact, we do our best to protect people from malicious additions -- more so than any user-generated content website I know. Could we do more? Yes, certainly. But not by locking down things. I do not agree with a full-prot. of Brandt's or any other article. But a permanent semi-protection in this case is certainly appropriate, and we should take it from there.