[WikiEN-l] Is Slate an attack site?

[charles.r.matthews at ntlworld.com]

William Pietri wrote

> Sorry for the confusion. When I say "BADSITES" I am referring to any 
> proposed or actual policy that we not link to certain sites because 
> there are things on them that some people don't like. I'm glad to use 
> another name if you'd like to suggest one.

No, please respect the convention that if you write BADSITES you are talking about WP:BADSITES. I don't know why you think it is helpful to make this refer to something so general as you describe. I think if you want to talk about hypotheticals on external linking policy, and especially since you want to float the idea that some "people" want a veto on external links, you owe to the discussion to be much clearer.
 
> Let me be clear: I believe the policy that you are proposing, although 
> well meant, prevents good discussions of the sort that are Wikpedia's 
> foundation.

enWP's "foundation", as laid down in 2001, had a striking bit about meta-discussions belonging on the mailing list. Not, be it noted, on the site. Much less drama, then. But it is still a good idea.

Charles

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