On 13/03/2008, private musings thepmaccount@gmail.com wrote:
there's been some recent work at; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Threats_Of_Violence
anyone see anything there they disagree with?
best,
PM.
Umm, yes. I find that the language of this proposed policy is too strong, and creates a moral imperative that is improper on Wikipedia. As editors, none of us are obligated to do *anything* on Wikipedia, and our responsibility ends with things we actually do (edit articles, block users, comment on a policy, etc.). It is unacceptable to create the sense that anyone would have a real-world obligation to report something to authorities simply because they are Wikipedia readers/editors.
At best, this should be a guideline, and only when the language is watered down so that it says things like "encouraged but not obligated" and recognises that editors are not *required* to carry out any specific actions.
I've posted comments to the proposal as well.
Risker