[WikiEN-l] Arbcom has completely lost its mind

Peter Mackay peter.mackay at bigpond.com
Wed Feb 8 22:52:19 UTC 2006


> From: wikien-l-bounces at Wikipedia.org 
> [mailto:wikien-l-bounces at Wikipedia.org] On Behalf Of Ray Saintonge

> >>>I'd go as far as saying that all content saying that 
> someone breaks 
> >>>US law should be forbidden as well.
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>Like "This user smokes weed"?
> >>    
> >>
> >Yes.  It's a line.  It's arbitrary.  It's needed.
> >
> But you would impose US law even in a country where smoking 
> weed is legal.

The line is arbitrary. But it makes more sense than "imposing" Danish or
Chinese or Neopolitan or Thai upon all Wikipedia, given that WP is located
in the US and most editors are US.

Pete, Hungary





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