[WikiEN-l] Another conflict regarding linking to "attack sites"

[David Gerard]

On 26/04/07, Matthew Brown <morven at gmail.com> wrote:

> My concern (which is a general one, not just specifically for this
> case) is about the danger of taking things stated in a short sentence
> as a principle in a specific arbitration case as being a complete and
> full interpretation of the entirety of Wikipedia policy on that issue,
> disallowing any nuance or complexity of interpretation.


The word for this is "excuse." It's quite difficult in ArbCom rulings
not to accidentally craft a handy stick for the foolish to wield.


- d.