Well, the affirmative action has already been taken in this instance; the creation of wiki. Simply being aware is all I'm saying. Fred has already explained why.
Christiaan
On 3 Sep 2004, at 6:07 pm, Rick wrote:
Ok, and once we recognize it, what do we do about it? Destroy our culture? Overthrow our governments? Wear hair shirts? Make a mass move to the Third World?
RickK
Christiaan Briggs christiaan@yurkycross.co.uk wrote: Exactly my point, thanks. And the more people that recognise it the better.
Christiaan
On 3 Sep 2004, at 12:06 pm, Fred Bauder wrote:
No. However, your points while well taken, point to the need for those who recognize the bias built in to the system to do what they can to counteract them. But there is simply no way we can provide internet access to those who languish in North Korean concentration camps or who live in traditional tribal African societies. Others must speak for them.
Fred
From: Christiaan Briggs Reply-To: English Wikipedia Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 09:39:46 +0100 To: English Wikipedia Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] Re: Articles like "Violence against Israelis"
phil hunt wrote:
The very idea of Wikipedia, it seems to me, is to avoid the dominance of any one group or person.
I thought it was to create an encyclopedia.
Right, just another encyclopedia?
Christiaan