[WikiEN-l] Editorial decisions are not the same as censorship

Tue Mar 29 17:19:40 UTC 2005

Robert said:
> Censorship is
> an act which prevents the free discussion of ideas. The
> term is really only meaningful when it comes to repressing
> ideas due to a social, religious or political agenda.

No, censorship just means removing something you don't want someone else
to see.  There's nothing wrong with it, in principle.  We can and do
censor Wikipedia--if we didn't it would be a real mess.  But we should
always discuss whether this or that kind of censorship is appropriate.