On 8/2/07, Tony Sidaway tonysidaway@gmail.com wrote:
I have seen this claim a few times. Except in the sense that this thread exist where a number of editors are engaging in victim-blaming, I don't see any grounds to believe that it's true. For instance I edit very broadly and participate in many discussions on Wikipedia, and until I received an email from Armedblowfish (who really doesn't deserve to be called a troll) I had no idea that this silly thing on Slashdot existed or that anybody cared about it.
And now you *do* have an idea, despite all the efforts to the contrary.
I'm no friend of zionism, to put it mildly, which is one reason I tend to stay away from Israel/Palestine articles. However this doesn't mean that it's okay for people to engage in, and propagate, personal attacks on people who are suspected of, or openly support, zionism. And that applies especially to established, valued editors who have long been subjected to personal attacks.
Maybe I'm missing something, but what exactly does Zionism have to do with SV getting outed?
(I'm not talking about the sillier politicking with Jayjg et al. after the fact, but the original outing effort itself. That's the core "problem" that we're trying to resolve here, not our own reaction to it.)
If there were anything to this matter, the arbitration committee would (and should) act. If not, we should not let Wikipedia editors use it as an excuse to settle scores.
Which matter are you expecting us to act on?
Kirill