[WikiEN-l] More Jimbo quotes on Tor

[Kamryn Matika]

On 8/13/07, Anthony <wikilegal at inbox.org> wrote:
>
> On 8/13/07, Sean <sean at epoptic.com> wrote:
> > Anthony wrote:
> >
> > > I've heard consensus defined as a majority....
> >
> > I've heard that there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.  Hearing
> > it doesn't make it true.
> >
> > >... and a majority of the
> > > people who commented on AB's RfA, knowing that AB edited through Tor,
> > > suggested that AB should be an admin.
> >
> > The majority were unaware of, or misunderstanding, or simply ignoring
> > our policy.
> >
> That's ridiculous.  If the majority of people don't support this
> supposed policy, then it's not a valid policy in the first place.
>
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No... it's "the majority of people... who commented on AB's RfA". I'm afraid
RfAs aren't reasonable arenas for policy decisions. And I don't see many (if
any) people arguing against NOP on NOP's talk page.