--- Jimmy Wales jwales@bomis.com wrote:
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.
Absolutely. Even more so, in my opinion, of lont-time contributors.
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.
True. That behavior is also totally reprehensible.
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.
I agree, and I can sympathise with him. And I do listen to him (I don't just blindly delete his list messages). But I do want him to know that I think that the way he expresses himself in the heat of "righteous outrage" is a bit detrimental to his reputation as far as I am concerned.
Anyway, back to my aviation articles...
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