RickK wrote:
LittleDan wrote:
That's bit broad, don't you think? Wikipedians are allowed to have opinions. I see no reason why usernames should be NPOV. I think this would be a serious violation of freedom of speech.
Wikipedia is a privately-owned entity. Although we treat it as a democracy (and even an anarchy), it is not a governmental agency, and you have no "right" to do anything.
It follows, of course, that we have no legal obligation to give users freedom of speech in any of various ways. This says nothing about whether that would be a good idea. LittleDan is entirely correct to say that this violates freedom of speech. As to whether the violation is serious, people may discuss that, but the lack of a legal requirement for free speech isn't enough. As Jimbo has said in another context, "Freedom works.", and that's true even when it's /not/ legally required.
-- Toby