[WikiEN-l] Arbcom has completely lost its mind

[Philip Welch]

> Most constitutions (the one in the US for example) explicitly
> guarantees every citizens right to free speech. Most countries also
> have laws that makes saying and publishing certain things illegal. In
> most countries with "free speech," you are allowed to put "almost any
> poster you want on your front door." Similarly, Wikipedia allows you
> to put almost any description of yourself you want on your user page.
>
> Quite the contrary, it is important to emphasize that there is no
> protection for offensiveness for anyone.

I don't know what you do for a living, but suppose you have an office  
at work. Do you get to put "almost any poster you want" on the front  
door of your office? Not at any workplace I've ever known of.

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Philip L. Welch
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Philwelch