[WikiEN-l] An interesting book

[Charles Matthews]

AGK wrote:
> A direct link to Chapter 6:
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> http://docs.law.gwu.edu/facweb/dsolove/Future-of-Reputation/text/futureofreputation-ch6.pdf
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> In a commentary of the Seigenthaler incident, the book reads,
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>> Ironically, Seigenthaler had previously founded a center to protect the
>> First Amendment right to free speech. Now he was being burned by it.
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> Wikipedia isn't about free speech, but about collating all human knowledge.
> That is a misconception shared by all levels of society, from professors of
> law to bored 13-year-olds defacing their high school's article.
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Goes on to somewhat mis-say the connection of Seigenthaler and the 
restriction of article creation to logged-in people. The treatment 
generally seems fair, though. "Wikipedia’s reputation thus depends upon 
balancing openness and anonymity against accountability. [...] But the 
more Wikipedia limits anonymity, the less free and open the project 
becomes. It’s a difficult trade-off, one that lies at the core of so 
many of the thorny problems with online speech."

Charles