[WikiEN-l] [Fwd: Re: Bad And Wrong Policy/Procedure/Guideline]

Sat Nov 4 23:46:40 UTC 2006

I should have noted that the hyperbole might apply to Fred's position as 
well, not just Chip Berlet's. My point was intended to comment on the 
general situation, not any one person's involvement.

--Michael Snow

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Subject: 	Re: [WikiEN-l] Bad And Wrong Policy/Procedure/Guideline
Date: 	Sat, 4 Nov 2006 05:27:56 -0700
From: 	Fred Bauder <fredbaud at ctelco.net>
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On Nov 3, 2006, at 11:50 PM, Michael Snow wrote:

> Rob wrote:
>
>> On 11/3/06, David Gerard <dgerard at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Have a look at the arbcom pages some time. Fred Bauder seriously
>>> proposed some time last year that Chip Berlet should not be  
>>> allowed to
>>> edit articles about the LaRouchians because - hah! - his  
>>> expertise on
>>> the subject meant he was too involved.
>>
>> Did he actually say that "expertise" should be a disqualification  
>> from
>> editing or did he say that due to his experience Berlet may have a
>> preconceived notion that the LaRouchians were all nuts and should  
>> thus
>> be disqualified?
>
> After allowing for some hyperbole in this description of Berlet's  
> views
> regarding LaRouche supporters--at some point, when all the experts  
> have
> reached the conclusion that the earth orbits the sun, you can't
> disqualify them from writing articles that describe the solar system,
> simply on account of their vehemence in making that argument in the
> past. In particular, when people show that they can write neutral  
> prose
> in articles, it should matter very little that they express strong  
> views
> on the talk pages.
>
> --Michael Snow

I don't think I said any such thing in the first place.

Fred

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