[WikiEN-l] I am very concerned by the arbcomm decision against jguk

Sun Jun 19 19:52:59 UTC 2005

--- Fred Bauder <fredbaud at ctelco.net> wrote:

> No, it sets the precedent you cannot impose the
> particular usage you  
> prefer on the rest of the world, especially on
> groups who are  
> offended by that usage. It is more an elaboration of
> our general  
> policy on courtesy. Another aspect of the decision
> is that you cannot  
> unilaterally declare your preference Wikipedia
> policy without having  
> it adopted as an actual policy.
> 
> Fred

Isn't that exactly what SouthernComfort did?  He said
he was offended by BC/AD, and you and the rest of the
arbcomm said his offense is more important than
consensus.

RickK

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