On 3/31/07, doc <doc.wikipedia(a)ntlworld.com> wrote:
WTF? That we can't set ethics down in a nice tidy
process for you with
no shaggy edges is an excuse to say "well we can just bugger everyone,
unless we might get sued"?
I suggests that ethics are a poor base to build from.
Let's do all we possibly can to ensure that
Wikipedia contains as few
articles that are biased, untrue or privacy-violating isn't that
difficult to comprehend no matter your religious affiliation or ethical
code! We are under an ethical obligation to do that - and all process
and policy should be reflecting that. Imaging that, it isn't hard if you
try.
No. There is no need to introduce ethics into the system thus we
should not do so. We have certian shared values yes (first tell no
lies) but that does not translate into a system of ethics.
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geni