Marc A. Pelletier schreef op 2014/10/02 18:39:
On 10/02/2014 09:07 PM, Kevin Wayne Williams wrote:
Anybody that risks death by editing Wikipedia is an idiot: no privacy system is secure enough and no information is important enough to make that a reasonable decision.
I wouldn't have put it that way, but I've been saying something to that effect to sockmasters for some time when they pull out the "my security is in peril" card -- editing Wikipedia is an intrinsically *public* activity, and if doing so places you at risk of harm then you should not be editing at all as no technology or privacy policy will protect you to that level.
[...] Recognizing that it is nothing more but a repository of pop culture would allow us to prioritize protecting the site over the imaginary right to privately edit articles about Disney starlets.
That, on the other hand, is a both unfair and unwarranted slur on the work of countless volunteers. Even those that /do/ work on topics of popular culture bring value, but that characterization is nothing short of a demeaning insult to all -- including those volunteers who slave away on the parts of the encyclopedia even the snottiest of elitist must admit has value to mankind.
Check my edit history, and you will see that I spend the bulk of my time administering pop culture articles, including those self-same articles about Disney starlets. I'm surprised at the effort people put into it, but I respect it enough to prevent it from being vandalized. I'm just amused by people that view making such edits anonymously as some intrinsic right.
KWW