[Foundation-l] Muhammad

[White Cat]

You may be right. But waging a war over it is clearly not the right thing to
do.

   - White Cat

On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 4:24 PM, Ben McIlwain <cydeweys at gmail.com> wrote:

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> White Cat wrote:
> > I really thing the Mohhamed controversy has been going on for far too
> long
> > because of the close-mindness of both sides. Wiki supposed to be free.
> > Consensus is often defined as "reaching an agreement" or compromise. We
> have
> > one side who is desperately tying/fighting to keep the image of Mohammed
> off
> > the article, we also have another side that is desperately trying to
> keep
> > the image of Mohammed in the article. Both sides are being no better
> than
> > each other.
> >
> > Now I can understand why clear newbies are acting like this, they do not
> > know any better. What I cannot comprehend is why oldies are acting like
> > this. People should be seeking a compromise, not waging a war.
> >
> > That is all there is to it. This one OTRS email shows an understanding
> of
> > the way we do things on wikipedia both sides of the dispute failed to
> > demonstrate.
>
> I disagree.  Not every situation merits a compromise.  Indeed, in many
> situations, such as the evolution vs creationism debate raging through
> the uneducated masses in our school systems, one side is clearly right
> and one side is clearly wrong.  To compromise is to lose.
>
>
> - --
> Ben "Cyde Weys" McIlwain    ( http://www.cydeweys.com/blog/ )
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