[WikiEN-l] Re: Articles like "Violence against Israelis"

Fri Sep 3 17:16:35 UTC 2004

Well, the affirmative action has already been taken in this instance; 
the creation of wiki. Simply being aware is all I'm saying. Fred has 
already explained why.

Christiaan

On 3 Sep 2004, at 6:07 pm, Rick wrote:

> Ok, and once we recognize it, what do we do about it?  Destroy our 
> culture?  Overthrow our governments?  Wear hair shirts?  Make a mass 
> move to the Third World?
>
> RickK
>
> Christiaan Briggs <christiaan at yurkycross.co.uk> wrote:
> Exactly my point, thanks. And the more people that recognise it the 
> better.
>
> Christiaan
>
> On 3 Sep 2004, at 12:06 pm, Fred Bauder wrote:
>
>> No. However, your points while well taken, point to the need for 
>> those who recognize the bias built in to the system to do what they 
>> can to counteract them. But there is simply no way we can provide 
>> internet access to those who languish in North Korean concentration 
>> camps or who live in traditional tribal African societies. Others 
>> must speak for them.
>>
>> Fred
>>
>>> From: Christiaan Briggs
>>> Reply-To: English Wikipedia
>>> Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 09:39:46 +0100
>>> To: English Wikipedia
>>> Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] Re: Articles like "Violence against Israelis"
>>>
>>> phil hunt wrote:
>>>
>>>>> The very idea of Wikipedia, it seems to me, is to avoid the 
>>>>> dominance of any one group or person.
>>>>
>>>> I thought it was to create an encyclopedia.
>>>
>>> Right, just another encyclopedia?
>>>
>>> Christiaan