[WikiEN-l] Re: Classified information in Wikipedia

Fri Apr 1 18:14:41 UTC 2005

I love this thread.  It points out just about everything that's wrong 
with the surreal, insular world of Wikipedia.

Information is classified because divulging it will place people in 
harm's way.  In some cases, it will place millions of people in harm's 
way.  There are politicized exceptions to this, but for the huge 
majority of classified items keeping the information secret will save 
lives, as will hindering its dissemination if it is somehow leaked.

The fact that any of you are considering anything other than immediately 
removing the information indicates that you care less about human life 
than your petty authority over a toy encyclopedia.  It's sad and it's scary.

--Blair