[WikiEN-l] BADSITES ArbCom case about to close

[William Pietri]

Thanks for the summary, Charles. One question.

charles.r.matthews at ntlworld.com wrote:
> 4.2) Linking to external sites which contain information harmful to another 
> person so as to harass them is unacceptable.
>   

I can read this in two ways depending on what "so as to harass" refers 
to, the linking or the containing. One reading is that linking so as to 
harass is unacceptable. The other is that linking to sites that harass 
is unacceptable.

When I first read this, I assumed that the Arbitration Committee meant 
the first, which is an obvious extension of WP:HARASS, WP:NPA, or 
WP:CIVIL, take your pick.

But now that I look at it again, I see it could be read as a very broad 
thing. I could make a good case for delinking both Bill O Reilly and 
Michael Moore's sites, among many others, based on the second reading.

Could you clarify which the AC had in mind? And is it possible to 
clarify it in the text, possibly via minor rewording?

Thanks,

William


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