On 12/7/07, Charlotte Webb charlottethewebb@gmail.com wrote:
On 12/6/07, Risker risker.wp@gmail.com wrote:
On 12/6/07, Guy Chapman aka JzG guy.chapman@spamcop.net wrote:
On 12/6/07, Daniel R. Tobias dan@tobias.name wrote:
Yeah... the "rutabaga" analogy is more apt.
You really have no idea how offensive your fatuous example is to those who have been viciously attacked, do you?
The whole lot of you really need to stop this...
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And Dan - yes, Rutabaga is insulting.
Forgive me if my question is a grossly ignorant one, but I'm not finding Swedish turnips offensive at face value. Does "rutabaga" have some non-literal meaning in this context or is this another silly inside joke?
—C.W.
Dan initially used the "rutabaga analogy" in the BADSITES/NPA Arbcom case, in a way that could be interpreted to have denigrated the opinions of others including JzG. Continuing to bring it up is an extension of that belittling. My personal opinion on that particular subject is closer to Dan's than JzG's; but I have no doubt that JzG is responding from his own strong personal beliefs, and should not be hit over the head with a rutabaga when he expresses them. On the other hand, I am tired of the strawman that banning links to critical sites (regardless of their behaviour) will prevent a single case of harassment of Wikipedians.
Everyone knows what these two fellows (and a few others who just didn't happen to be online last night) have to say on the subject, we've heard it for about 9 months now on a near daily basis. In my opinion, it's time to give it a rest.
Risker
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