--- Delirium <delirium(a)rufus.d2g.com> wrote:
Christopher Mahan wrote:
By the way: It is completely acceptable for people
to hold their
own
opinions and express them. It's called freedom
of speech.
I don't think that has anything to do with the current situation.
There
is not unlimited free speech on Wikipedia, as we have some
conventions.
If I went around posting "fuck you nigger" on the user talk page of
every person I thought to be black, I would rightly be condemned
and
possibly even banned, free speech or not.
-Mark
True, because those are so-called: "Fighting words" ard are not
protected speech. But when someone says: "I disagree with your point
of view for the following reasons...", the recipient may /feel/
attacked, but the speaker is within his rights.
=====
Christopher Mahan
chris_mahan(a)yahoo.com
818.943.1850 cell
http://www.christophermahan.com/
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