[WikiEN-l] A request from H. Jonat

[Vicki Rosenzweig]

At 03:31 PM 5/28/03 -0700, Christopher wrote:

>--- james duffy <jtdirl at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Zoe wrote
> > >I really think that the mailing list pages should be
> > >blocked from search engines.
> >
> > I agree. People need to be able to discuss matters openly and
> > frankly.
>
>I disagree. Having a track record is important. People in 5 years
>will need the records to see what we did and why we did it. It might
>cut down the flame-wars.

It might.

More to the point, since the list is entirely open--to the point that
people banned from the Wikipedia can still read and contribute to the
mailing list--making it unsearchable wouldn't provide privacy, only
inconvenience.
-- 
Vicki Rosenzweig
vr at redbird.org
http://www.redbird.org