Ian Woollard ian.woollard@gmail.com wrote:
Long-term, we're aiming to compile all knowledge into one freely-accessible location. We shouldn't infringe on that mission, even if we displease some easily-upset persons along the way.
Notable here is this oft-repeated and rather weak-excuse-for-an-argument personal attack that characterises the opposition as just a bunch of "easily-upset people."
The Free Culture argument is a valid one, try using it. The "easily-upset people" meme doesn't do it justice, and just sends out the signal that the unnecessary is being angrily defended.
-SC