[WikiEN-l] Another Media and Wikipedia blackout on NYT reporter in Afghanistan

[wjhonson at aol.com]

It's a bit of a mistaken idea that the issue with H bombs is their 
"plans".
The method of making an H bomb is widely known.
The problem is not the blueprints.  It's creating the necessary 
equipment in order to enrich the uranium in the first place.  Not a 
cheap thing to do.  Everyone however knows *how* to do it.

The how isn't the problem.

The entire argument about keeping the names of kidnap victims secret to 
me is flat.  I do not see the logic behind the belief that it will 
preserve their lives in any way, for example.  So even if the community 
were to agree to "do no harm" (whatever that means), the further 
necessary step is to show, in a concrete way, how revealing the name of 
a victim does "harm".

I'm sure you can see that.  Just as I'm sure that you can see, that 
people other than yourself, might find the entire argument meaningless, 
or without adequate justification.

Will Johnson






-----Original Message-----
From: Fred Bauder <fredbaud at fairpoint.net>
To: English Wikipedia <wikien-l at lists.wikimedia.org>
Sent: Wed, Sep 9, 2009 3:13 pm
Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] Another Media and Wikipedia blackout on NYT 
reporter in Afghanistan







> Interesting here is what they say about themselves
> "
>
> Press TV takes revolutionary steps as the first Iranian international
> news network, broadcasting in English on a round-the-clock basis.
>
> Our global Tehran-based headquarters is staffed with outstanding
> Iranian and foreign media professionals.
>
> Press TV is extensively networked with bureaus located in the world's
> most strategic cities."
> ENDQUOTE
>
> We're put in the unenviable position of determining whether this is a
> reliable source.
> They certainly seem internet-savvy from mousing around their site.
>
> Will
>

Well, you see, with respect to news of the Taliban's doings, they
probably are much more reliable then other media. They did talk to a
Taliban regional commander and got the story. I'm sure the CIA took 
their
information seriously. It is a fiction that they are not reliable as it
is a fiction that a Taliban commander is a not lot more trustworthy 
than,
say, the President of Afghanistan. However, we need not be so clever as
all that. We can play dumb, and should. And users who come upon this
information can chose to play along, or not. At some point, a reasonably
perceptive person will realize that the information is hot, and
inappropriate for inclusion in Wikipedia.

Let's suppose you have in your possession exact detailed plans for a
small H-bomb. Would you think you could simply put it into Wikipedia?

Fred


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