On 7/9/05, Jon thagudearbh@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
Let me ask the question again - is Wikipedia a haven for paedophiles? If so, I can see many parents banning their children from using it - to the detriment of us all.
Let's not be silly. Wikipedia provides no mechanism for private communication: all communication between Wikipedia users (exclusive of emails) is in full public view. Because of this, there is no risk whatsoever that a pedophile will "recruit" on Wikipedia: anyone who does will get quickly caught.
Pedophiles are people too, and they're entitled to their opinions, and to express their opinions, as long as they don't act on them.
Kelly