[WikiEN-l] Strawman attacks on recent proposals
Sean Barrett
sean at epoptic.org
Mon Jun 6 21:51:34 UTC 2005
Robert stated for the record:
> Sean writes:
>
>>I am very worried that we are seriously discussing the
>>formation of a committee empowered to prohibit unpopular
>>content from Wikipedia and to ban those that feel that it
>>is important to record it.
>
>
> Isn't that a deliberate lie? What facts (written in NPOV
> format) did Larry Sanger try to censor? What facts
> (written in NPOV format) did Steve Rubenstein try to
> censor? NONE.
>
> I strongly object to this strawman attack - which borders
> on an ad homenim attack - on the discussion of improving
> Wikipedia.
Good tactic: when you can't answer the point, call the person making it
a liar.
I am not lying when I say I am worried. I am worried about people who
want to set up committees to decide what points of view will not be
allowed to be represented in Wikipedia. When RK states that I am lying
about being worried, he is ... guess what?
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Sean Barrett
sean at epoptic.com
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