[WikiEN-l] Missed Opportunities to have avoided the Durova Case

Bryan Derksen bryan.derksen at shaw.ca
Tue Nov 27 11:50:15 UTC 2007


Stephanie M. Clarkson wrote:
> Guy Chapman aka JzG wrote:
> 
>> If we had used Wikipedia Review for our bitching and moaning, would
>>  we now be portrayed as the good guys?  It seems to me that people 
>> are being penalised for trying to sit back and think.
> 
> What have I ever said that would make you jump to that conclusion?
> Stop tarring everyone that things the list is a terrible, completely
> anti-Wiki idea with that brush. It goes beyond assuming bad faith.
> Indeed, I referred to WR as a bunch of cranks at one point. Neither
> WR nor a private list (the 'subscribe' page for cyberstalking said,
> after all, 'you can apply for the list, but we might not let you
> on.') is an appropriate place to be discussing Wikipedia business,
> blocks, etc.

Ironically, this controversy has resulted in me visiting Wikipedia
Review for the first time that I can recall, searching for a bit of
information that had been posted and then removed from Wikipedia itself.
Found it, too.

Should I be admitting this in public?

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