[WikiEN-l] Meanwhile, AfD grinds on

Thu Oct 20 06:50:26 UTC 2005

>From: Tony Sidaway <f.crdfa at gmail.com>
>
>On 10/20/05, Michael Turley <michael.turley at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 10/20/05, JAY JG <jayjg at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > >From: Alphax <alphasigmax at gmail.com>
> > > >
> > > >Content be damned, we're here to run an
> > > >internet democracy, not write an encyclopedia!
> > >
> > > But that's exactly the argument that many people who claim "AfD is not
> > > working" and "everyone should have access to deleted articles" make.
> >
> > Who would that be?
> >
>
>
>Indeed!  Is anyone seriously asking for all deleted articles to be
>made accessible?  What about all the copyright infringements and
>defamatory material?  That just wouldn't make sense.  This sounds like
>a straw man.

Straw man arguments deserve similar responses. Stating that VFU is a check 
of proper process does not imply that "we're here to run an internet 
democracy, not write an encyclopedia!"

Jay.