[WikiEN-l] Jimmy Wales should reconsider

[James Farrar]

On 21/04/07, Seth Finkelstein <sethf at sethf.com> wrote:
> > James Farrar
> > I suppose you could call the belief that any policy must be fairly
> > enforceable "pure dogma", but I don't think it helps.
>
>         I call the belief that Wikipedia couldn't figure out a policy
> on this topic a laughably absurd excuse that doesn't deserve a moment
> of being taken seriously.

I don't say it can't figure out such a policy. It will be very
difficult to do so, and the place where the line of "marginal
notability" is to be drawn is key if the policy is not to immediately
unravel.