[WikiEN-l] Wikipedia article on [[Santorum (neologism)]]

Ken Arromdee arromdee at rahul.net
Mon May 23 21:11:50 UTC 2011


On Mon, 23 May 2011, The Cunctator wrote:
>> The reason: Wikipedia is on the Internet.  If Wikipedia has an article
>> about something whose promoter specifically intends to spread it on the
>> Internet, it is impossible to separate reporting from participation.  It's
>> a loophole in the definition of neutrality that doing things which help
>> one side of a dispute doesn't break neutrality, simply because our
>> intentions are neutral--even though our effects are not.
> I agree. Let's remove all content on Wikipedia about the Internet.

"Is about the Internet" and "is mainly an Internet promotional campaign"
aren't the same thing.

Someone might write a book and want it promoted on the Internet, but the
fact that it's being promoted on the Internet is way down on the list of
important facts about that book.



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