[WikiEN-l] Dealing with AOL over vandalism

Sun Aug 31 02:39:30 UTC 2003

>Stevertigo wrote
>I nominate Fred Bauder to the task/position of ISP
>contact guy, because hes a professional and
>straightforward guy, And his name is Fred -- a nombre
>which carries volumes of psychologically persuasive
>symbolism that I dont have to go into here.
>
I think Fred would be a good choice. We have had our disagreements but I do 
have a high regard for Fred and he would be a competent choice. But it has 
to be made clear, /in Fred's interest/, that he isn't some member acting but 
that he is acting /for wikipedia/. Whomever we choose must have the 
authority to act, and not be seen as just some activist expressing an 
opinion. We must remember that wiki is a community of hundreds of activists, 
thousands of participants. It isn't just some ordinary website but an 
encyclopædia outpacing Encyclopædia Brittanica in usage on the web, a 
serious and credible website, not just some minor website that can be 
ignored as can so many of mediocre standard and idiocyncratic membership. 
This is a serious website, involving people of great ability and commitment 
that far exceeds most locations on the net. If Fred speaks for us, he must 
be do so with the full power of wiki behind him; our credibility and 
excellence. That must be unambiguously shown and stressed. This is a /real/ 
encyclopædia, not a discussion group and that /has to be stressed/ to 
empower Fred.

JT

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