On 4/13/07, MacGyverMagic/Mgm macgyvermagic@gmail.com wrote:
Blocking such links doesn't make the sites go away. The sites are still there, it just makes it harder for Wikipedians to keep tabs on it and warn people who get listed.
Mgm
Every single link from Wikipedia back to hate sites that out editors if left on-Wikipedia increases exposure and damage to the Wikipedians in question. Why do we need a link that leads in 1-2 clicks to 'outed' personal information to keep tabs on anything? That is what bookmarks are for.
There is no difference between posting on Wikipedia "Mgm is actually Caroline Smith from Yorkshire, England, employed the Guardian Newspaper" or "Mgm is actually Bob Jones from Las Vegas, Nevada, employed by the United States Postal service" and linking back to a Website that says the exact same thing. Both are equally damaging on-wiki to Mgm.
Opponents of protecting Wikipedians even had the very nerve to say that being personally outed was at best an "nconvenience."
Denny