AGK wrote:
A direct link to Chapter 6:
http://docs.law.gwu.edu/facweb/dsolove/Future-of-Reputation/text/futureofre…
In a commentary of the Seigenthaler incident, the book reads,
Ironically, Seigenthaler had previously founded a
center to protect the
First Amendment right to free speech. Now he was being burned by it.
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.
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