[WikiEN-l] A BADSITES RfA piling-on

[Ron Ritzman]

On 5/28/07, Slim Virgin <slimvirgin at gmail.com> wrote:

> That is where we fundamentally disagree. Admins are there to protect
> the encyclopedia and the people who create it. We can't offer much
> protection, it's true, but we *can* remove links to websites set up
> for the sole purpose of making those people feel miserable.

Putting the issue of "links to attack sites" aside, I would love to
see the admins of these "attack sites" institute a "no meatspacing"
rule. That is, say anything you want about Wikipedia or an
editor/admin's behavior on wiki but there will be no attempt to reveal
or talk about the real life identity of any editor unless it has
already been revealed by the editor himself or a news source. (ie
Essjay)

This would do 2 things. It would give the "detractor sites" a chance
to demonstrate that they are simply critics of Wikipedia and not out
to "get" the people involved with it and Wikipedians a chance to
demonstrate that they don't suppress honest criticism.