Christopher Mahan wrote:
Robert, if you can't be nice, take your marbles to the other side of the playground.
By the way: It is completely acceptable for people to hold their own opinions and express them. It's called freedom of speech.
It is acceptable for people to hold their own opinions and express them -- but not in an inappropriate forum. One of the cardinal principles of Wikipedia is respect for others, even others with whom we have significant political or other disagreements.
So, it isn't appropriate for people to "Jew bait" RK, nor to bring up the Israeli-Palestinian debate on completely unrelated pages, nor to attempt to engage him in political debates that he isn't interested in.
RK is abrasive at times, and he knows I think so, and I think he knows that it contributes to his difficulties. But he does have a point, and I think we should listen to it and respect it.
--Jimbo