On 2008.04.10 15:33:05 +0200, Gerard Meijssen gerard.meijssen@gmail.com scribbled 3.2K characters:
Hoi, If you want examples of what I would describe as disparagment, read the blog of Danny Wool. He has little to say for himself, it is typically about others and he does not find it in himself to say anything nice.
It would be cool if Danny turned that page and started to write about Veropedia in stead. In my opinion the value of his project weakens as a result of his constant sniping. I liked what Larry Sanger said about the "Tegenlicht" program that he was in.. he liked the program but it was only about Wikipedia and nothig was included about Citizendium. I can understand this from an editorial point of view. I appreciated Larry for saying it because Citizendium is at least an attempt to improve on Wikipedia, it is at least a positive attitude. Thanks, GerardM
Correct me if I am wrong, but are you suggesting that the value of having the WMF use non-disparagement agreements would be so the WMF could sue people over their unflattering blogs? Because I see no other way to interpret your example.
That strikes me as quite a reprehensible thing to want the WMF to do.
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