On 11/30/06, Jimmy Wales jwales@wikia.com wrote:
Rob wrote:
On 11/30/06, Thomas Dalton thomas.dalton@gmail.com wrote:
Remember, there is a difference between modern neo-nazi parties and the German Nazi party of the 1930s and 40s. They may have the same political beliefs, but they are different parties. This user is not a mass murderer, he just happens to agree with one on political issues.
If anything, the modern Nazi advocate is worse, because he or she has no excuse for not knowing what the Nazi agenda is really about. A modern Nazi is of course not a mass murderer, merely a wannabe mass murderer, but the only difference between the two is skill and opportunity.
In this case, it is not so much about Nazi or non-Nazi. It's about trolling. Don't feed the trolls.
Do you know what trolls like to eat? They thrive on getting good people to fight with each other. Yum Yum. It's boring. Best to treat it as boring and move on.
--Jimbo
In this case, I don't see us as fighting but as discussing. Yes, the discussion may get heated at times, but that's OK, as discussions, heated or calm, are how we build consensus. In other words, there's a value to this exercise, so long as it doesn't degenerate into pettiness.