On 7/21/06, Oldak Quill <oldakquill(a)gmail.com> wrote:
This wasn't done with malice, it was purely
accidental.
Thats okay. :) No harm no foul. Just wanted to point it out.
I'd really
like to find out where you got this bizarre notion that
Wikipedia's orignal aim was to provide "rights" to new users and
"anons".
"Welcome to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit."
(from [[Wikipedia:About]]). The statement "anyone can edit" requires
that editing rights are given to new users and anons.
No it doesn't. Anyone can still edit if you have to sign up and wait.
Not that I'm proposing such a thing, but it doesn't remove the
'anyone can edit'.
I would suggest we stop claiming that "anyone can
edit" the project.
It is a misleading and false.
I would suggest you stop blowing hot air. Your statement above is
exactly the sort of hysteria that is counter productive. If you have
a material complaint related to how a proposed change would harm our
ability to make a free content encyclopedia, make it.. otherwise spare
us the drama of "misleading and false".
I used these words because they match my perception of
what is
happening. I strive to avoid sensationalism at all costs.
Oh? Your recent posts (which I read but mostly do not respond to) have
caused me to conclude otherwise.
If you'd like to operate a fork where the ability to edit is placed
above all concerns of quality, stability, or morality, I'd be glad to
help you. I'd offer to provide hosting too but I wouldn't want any
part of the legal liability for such a site. :)