[WikiEN-l] Another "BADSITES" controversy

[Risker]

So tell me jayjg, in your opinion, should we just revert WP:NPA to its April
17th version, where this whole issue spilled over, and remove the BADSITES
link to WP:NPA, leave it marked as "rejected," and call it a day?

Risker


On 5/31/07, jayjg <jayjg99 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 5/31/07, Blu Aardvark <jeffrey.latham at gmail.com> wrote:
> > jayjg wrote:
> > > I just called you bluff, that's all. You were hoping we would all just
> > > agree the discussion is about a new policy, which is the way you (and
> > > a few others) are trying to frame this. I reject your framing.
> > >
> >
> > Bullshit. You're playing games over wording. You are correct in that
> > there isn't a specific policy proposal, but there doesn't have to be -
> > it is quite clear that this particular concept is being pushed and
> > supported as if it were policy.
>
> No, I'm just rejecting all attempts to frame this as something it
> isn't. It's been a veritable straw man army today, but I will not let
> even one pass. The second someone even starts to question what
> possible benefits accrue to Wikipedia from WR links, the BADSITES
> boogeyman is trotted out to scare everyone into quiet submission, as
> it was intended. A lot of mileage has been gotten from that straw man.
> Oh, and don't bother with the "but that's just a recent convenient
> argument" ploy either. Been there, done that, and I have the e-mails.
>
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