On 10 Nov 2007 at 16:37:33 +0000, Guy Chapman aka JzG
<guy.chapman(a)spamcop.net> wrote:
Fact is, I am getting just a little bit tired of the
fact that some
people give a very strong appearance of extending a greater
assumption of good faith towards the likes of Bagley and Barber than
they do towards those of us who work to protect the project form the
pernicious influence of such people.
And Senator McCarthy, I'm sure, was tired of the fact that some
people seemed to be extending more assumptions of good faith towards
the communists than towards those like the Senator who worked to
protect the country from their pernicious influence. Nevertheless,
even if it caused one to be categorized as a communist sympathizer
for saying so (and even if many of the people saying so *were* in
fact sympathizers of communist ideology), it was in fact true that
the actions taken by the likes of the Senator in the name of
protecting the American system against communism were in fact
undermining some important things about the American system such as
freedom to hold and express opinions.
Which does not change the fact that I do believe, and
I am perfectly
happy to stand up and be counted on this, that active participation
on Wikipedia Review, as it is *right now*, is fundamentally
incompatible with being a good Wikipedian.
And I believe that the whole Alkivar business proves this.
I looked over some of the pages in that case, and saw no mention of
Wikipedia Review except where you brought it up yourself.
Nobody else has to agree with this, it's not a
proposed policy, but
it is a statement of how I feel about that site *right now* based on
what its prominent members are doing *right now*.
You have a right to your own feelings, as do I to mine, and I hope
nobody has to live in fear of any "banhammer" for holding them.
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