Julie-
I think sophistry is the word you're looking for.
Your last on the fact
that there is a disclaimer - if one knows where to look, and certainly
not highly visible on the main page
Would you really find it tasteful for our main page to contain a "here
there be dragons" notice? Don't you think that would blow the perceived
problem a little bit out of proportion?
- only proves my point and
objection. There is a certain mindset that says that doing things that
are clearly unethical or against the spirit of the law (rule, more,
code, standard, etc.) are all right as long as they follow the letter of
the law. I'm sorry you think that's enough.
I can't follow you here. Which standard are we only following to the
letter, and not to the spirit? And why should that be my standard, if it
is yours?
Oh - and when did helping people make informed choices
stop being a
courtesy and become a form of censorship?
I'm all for helping people make informed choices. I therefore support
putting double square brackets around the world "encyclopedia" on the main
page, so that anyone who does not know what to expect can read it up.
Regards,
Erik