From: wikien-l-bounces(a)Wikipedia.org
[mailto:wikien-l-bounces@Wikipedia.org] On Behalf Of Sam Korn
On 2/10/06, Ray Saintonge <saintonge(a)telus.net>
wrote:
Why should drawing a line be so important?
Giving users
the maximum
flexibility to express who they are is good for
everybody,
because the
whole world then has a transparent view of where
that individual is
coming from.
OK, with the premise that some line needs to be drawn to
regulate the content of userpages, can anyone think of a
better line to be drawn?
What about common bloody sense?
I don't think we can draw a precise line, nor do I think that the two
alternatives of "open slather" or "exclude all" are feasible.
If I may make a point, some userboxes are like sticking up those Danish
cartoons. Is a line even possible?
Common sense tells me that if something causes significant disruption in a
goal-oriented community, then that something should be removed. By asking
politely at first and taking increasingly firmer action. But always
remaining polite and fair and understanding.
Peter (Skyring)