On 5/28/07, Slim Virgin slimvirgin@gmail.com wrote:
That is where we fundamentally disagree. Admins are there to protect the encyclopedia and the people who create it. We can't offer much protection, it's true, but we *can* remove links to websites set up for the sole purpose of making those people feel miserable.
Putting the issue of "links to attack sites" aside, I would love to see the admins of these "attack sites" institute a "no meatspacing" rule. That is, say anything you want about Wikipedia or an editor/admin's behavior on wiki but there will be no attempt to reveal or talk about the real life identity of any editor unless it has already been revealed by the editor himself or a news source. (ie Essjay)
This would do 2 things. It would give the "detractor sites" a chance to demonstrate that they are simply critics of Wikipedia and not out to "get" the people involved with it and Wikipedians a chance to demonstrate that they don't suppress honest criticism.