[Foundation-l] Wikimania and the Muhammad pix

[Chad]

Thank you as well. I hope that good will come of
those discussions and the appropriate action
is taken as a result.

-Chad

On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 10:20 PM, Dan Rosenthal <swatjester at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thank you Florence.
>
>  -Dan
>
>
> On Feb 23, 2008, at 10:03 PM, Florence Devouard wrote:
>
>  > Nod. I'll add that to the board+Sue discussion next week end, and see
>  > that this be addressed.
>  >
>  > Ant
>  >
>  >  Chad wrote:
>  >> Florence:
>  >>
>  >> I'm going to say it one last time: please do not dismiss potential
>  >> concerns simply because we're "Neutral." Many people have
>  >> claimed neutrality before and it's burned them. Belgium before
>  >> World War II being a notable example.
>  >>
>  >> To be perfectly honest, I doubt that any of the non-Western
>  >> governments give a crap about NPOV. You can say "But it's
>  >> educational and we don't decide editorially what to put in
>  >> en.wiki" until you're blue in the face. It doesn't change the
>  >> way it's perceived. And, unfortunately, it currently looks to
>  >> portions of the Islamic world that the WMF is dismissing
>  >> complaints made due to a difference in religious ideology.
>  >>
>  >> Just imagine the PR from the headlines "Wikimania contributors
>  >> gunned down by Islamic extremists." Now, I'm not wishing this
>  >> on anyone, nor do I hope we ever have to discuss the fallout
>  >> from such a situation, but there are places in the world where
>  >> the actions taken by some people can create headlines such
>  >> as this.
>  >>
>  >> The board would be wise to properly investigate the security
>  >> situation in Egypt or potentially face the risk of having done
>  >> nothing and then having to cope with the fallout because of that.
>  >> I believe most Wikimedians would be fine with a canceled, postponed
>  >> or relocated Wikimania if it meant they'd all be a bit safer.
>  >>
>  >> For the community,
>  >> Chad
>
>
>
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