2008/12/13 Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton(a)gmail.com>om>:
> Jimbo didn't say anyone who denies the
Holocaust should be blocked, as
> though Wikipedia should engage in thought-crime. He said "the sorts of
> people who deny the Holocaust are generally the sorts of people who ought to
> be blocked on sight from editing Wikipedia". High correlation, not
> causation.
I agree - there is a high correlation. Anyone that
believes the
Holocaust didn't happen probably doesn't support the use of reliable
sources, which makes them incompatible with our goals. Thus, they
should be blocked. I wouldn't support blocking them on sight, though -
they should be given a chance to screw up first.
And his statement is indeed correct on the historical evidence. It
would be novel indeed to have a Holocaust denier who wasn't a crank as
an editor, but I don't expect it to happen any time soon.
- d.