(ISF) Re: The nonprofit sector and Wikipedia.Org

On 2/13/06, Dan Prives <dprivesgmail.com> wrote:

>>The articles are really interesting, and I think
your comments miss
the point by a mile.

>>In the case of John Seigenthaler Sr., the reputation
and peace of
mind of a 78-year-old man has been destroyed, as a prank. 
It seems as
though you just want to talk about it, as though it were a
case study
and not a real live human being with a reputation he would
like to
maintain.

>>There seems to be a certain amount of callousness on
the part of the
Wikipedians, and a certain cultishness that has no concern
for the
feelings of others.  They have a blind faith in the
questionable
proposition that the good ideas will win out over the bad,
despite
considerable evidence to the contrary in the Internet world.
>>




Dear Dan,

I don't much mind what you've said here about me, but let
the record
show that you will be permanently banned from the
Information Systems
Forum if you should use terms such as "callous"
and "cultish" to
describe other members of this group with whom you disagree.

Very sincerely yours,

Deborah Elizabeth Finn

Boston, Massachusetts, USA
deborah_elizabeth_finnpost.harvard.edu
http://blog.de
borah.elizabeth.finn.com


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