[WikiEN-l] more Kennedy assassination fun

Sat Dec 17 19:38:29 UTC 2005

Even speculation and conspiracy theories have sources.

Fred

On Dec 17, 2005, at 11:59 AM, stevertigo wrote:

> Um, I speedy de-AFD the Kennedy assassination theories
> article (it had no delete votes, 13 keep, and 3
> neutrals) and Fred wiped most of the page.
>
> Is Fred pulling an Ed? (or a Steve?). Is frustration
> getting the best of some of us?
>
> Stevertigo
>
> --- Ray Saintonge <saintonge at telus.net> wrote:
>
>
>> Abigail Brady wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Someone has made this article
>>>
>>>
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ 
>> List_of_People_suggested_to_have_been_involved_in_the_Kennedy_Assassi 
>> nation
>>
>>>
>>> Some choice quotes from this :
>>>
>>> "The two persons at the top of the list of suspects
>>>
>> have always been
>>
>>> Fidel Castro and President Lyndon B. Johnson. " and
>>>
>> "There are even a
>>
>>> few people who believe that Lee Harvey Oswald had
>>>
>> something to do with
>>
>>> it."
>>>
>>> It then gives a big list of names, including J.
>>>
>> Edgar Hoover,
>>
>>>
>>> I think the article should be speedily deleted, and
>>>
>> the author banned
>>
>>> for being clearly insane.  However, I'm not sure
>>>
>> whether present
>>
>>> policy would allow me to unilaterally do that - and
>>>
>> I'm pretty sure
>>
>>> I'd get a lot of hassle out of doing that.  So I'm
>>>
>> bringing this to
>>
>>> your attention.
>>>
>>> We need to be able to summarily ban crazies.
>>>
>>>
>> If this only named one or two people I would agree,
>> but this lists such
>> an incrdible array of people thast it ends up
>> illustrating how silly
>> conspiracy theories can get.
>>
>> Ec
>>
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