On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 7:45 PM, M. Williamson <node.ue(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Let me add to this that some of the same people compared my actions, in
supporting a technical move to change the ISO code of a Wikipedia, to those
of a group of Turkish soldiers who attempted to murder Kurdish women and
children. This game of nationalism and accusations is nothing new on
Wikipedia. I have been called a Russian, a Soviet, a Jew, a Kurdish
nationalist and many other things.
I was even told once that I was an official enemy of the Romanian people and
that my name and face had been stored in a secret Romanian government
database of enemies of the Romanian nation and that I would be targeted for
elimination. So please, let's keep nationality out of this. I am not Turkish
but I am a linguist and a geek and this move makes linguistic and technical
sense. I am more a supporter of the aspirations of peoples to be
independent, but I'd rather not take sides in every single geopolitical
conflict because this does not need to be tied to that. It is a simple
technical and linguistic issue with two options for a solution that should
be chosen based on common sense, not nationalist sentiments or loyalties,
and I have chosen my side without those unnecessary influences.
Mark, your objections would make sense if I had only said "Oh by the
way, he's Turkish." I didn't. As a matter of fact, White Cat has an
extensive history of being subject to dispute resolution, editing
restrictions, blocks etc. for disruptive editing with a Turkish
nationalist point of view. While I do understand that you may
disagree, I personally think that strongly held biases in the matter
at hand are relevant to the decision he asks the community to make.
Nathan