[WikiEN-l] [[New Haven, Connecticut]]

[Ray Saintonge]

Jimmy Wales wrote:

>Ray Saintonge wrote:
>
>>Even those of us who condemn the excesses of capitalism can 
>>recognize that certain commercial enterprises play an important social 
>>and cultural role in their respective communities.  If one were to 
>>extrapolate Rick's argument that the mention of the pizza restaurants 
>>constitutes advertising, then we should also delete the Disneyland 
>>article because it is effectively advertising for the theme park. 
>>Imagine the arguments if someone tried to delete that article.
>>
>Outside of one person who screamed at us in all caps and got booted
>from the mailing list for it, I'm not sure that there's really a lot
>of tension between "those who condemn the excesses of capitalism" and
>"those who praise the freedom of the marketplace" (or whatever we
>might call each side) _on this issue_.
>
Hmmm.  My point was more to the effect that there are many issues that 
transcend the traditional left/right spectrum.  Whatever a person's 
political beliefs, if he happens to spend enough time visiting New Haven 
to promote his views, he will sooner or later need to find something to eat.

>I'd say that the real tension in this area might come from people with
>a slightly different 'stylistic vision' of what sort of information
>goes into an encyclopedia.
>
One of the great things about life in the Wiki lane is that there are 
things about which left and right can find agreement.

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