Julie-
I think sophistry is the word you're looking for. Your last on the fact that there is a disclaimer - if one knows where to look, and certainly not highly visible on the main page
Would you really find it tasteful for our main page to contain a "here there be dragons" notice? Don't you think that would blow the perceived problem a little bit out of proportion?
- only proves my point and
objection. There is a certain mindset that says that doing things that are clearly unethical or against the spirit of the law (rule, more, code, standard, etc.) are all right as long as they follow the letter of the law. I'm sorry you think that's enough.
I can't follow you here. Which standard are we only following to the letter, and not to the spirit? And why should that be my standard, if it is yours?
Oh - and when did helping people make informed choices stop being a courtesy and become a form of censorship?
I'm all for helping people make informed choices. I therefore support putting double square brackets around the world "encyclopedia" on the main page, so that anyone who does not know what to expect can read it up.
Regards,
Erik