[WikiEN-l] Getting hammered in a tv interview is not fun

[Daniel R. Tobias]

On 30 Mar 2007 at 09:58, Bryan Derksen <bryan.derksen at shaw.ca> wrote:

> I don't consider this scenario likely, though. We _are_ serious about
> removing libel, we've got powerful policies to that effect, and the site
> is laden with disclaimers in case we temporarily miss some. I have faith
> that the legal system is not _completely_ insane, as evidenced by the
> fact that numerous other sources that could be much more damaging have
> yet to be sued out of existence.

I think even the Wikipedia Review crowd realizes this, as evidenced 
by a recent message by Somey that says:

WP is going to have to accept the notion that on an anonymous, 
publicly-editable website, the very existence of a biographical 
webpage can and should be considered a form of attack. And 
ultimately, the trick might be to get the laws changed 
(internationally, one would hope) to establish that principle 
specifically.
http://wikipediareview.com/index.php?showtopic=7817

So he understands that the present legal system doesn't accept his 
novel theory that Wikipedia bios = Defamation (no matter what their 
content), and hence wants to *change* the legal system.  And you 
thought that that crowd was audacious when they demanded that 
Wikipedia change all its policies to suit them; they actually want to 
do it to the international legal system.  Since such a change would 
be clearly unconstitutional in the United States (under the First 
Amendment), he apparently wants a global dictatorship (run by the 
UN?) that can overrule national laws, courts, and constitutions.

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