[WikiEN-l] Re: Shouldn't we kick paedophiles off Wikipedia?

Sat Jul 9 18:04:49 UTC 2005

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Jon wrote:
> There are very few views that are viewed as so taboo as paedophilia. And let's be honest here - you wouldn't ask either of those two users to babysit for you, so let's stop the nonsense about "open-mindedness". I'm not open-minded about grown men wanting to have sex with pre-pubescent girls - and I imagine that goes for 99%+ of the population.
> 
> As far as you asking me not to be emotive about it - that's silly - who wouldn't be emotive about it (and I'm not even a parent)!
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> Let me ask the question again - is Wikipedia a haven for paedophiles? If so, I can see many parents banning their children from using it - to the detriment of us all.

(your reply appeared very messed up - what email client are you using?)

No, I wouldn't want them to babysit my children, but then again, that's
not Wikipedia is about!

Let me be clear - I am totally against all kinds of paedophilia and
child-molesting, I find it abhorrent and anyone who commits an act of
this kind deserves to face trial. But that's not what we're talking
about here!

Wikipedia is not a "paedophile haven", that comment is absolutely
ludicrous. Wikipedia is/should be a neutral source of information on all
things, including paedophilia. It's not our role to tell people what to
believe, it's to give others the information in a fair and unbiased way
so they can make up their own minds what to believe. I think it's wrong
- - but Wikipedia is not a platform for my beliefs. If these people are
using Wikipedia as a soapbox, that is not on. But if they are adding in
encyclopediac content, that is absolutely fine by me.

Chris

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Chris Jenkinson
chris at starglade.org
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