2008/12/13 Thomas Dalton <thomas.dal...@gmail.com>: >> Jimbo didn't say anyone who denies the Holocaust should be blocked, as >> though Wikipedia should engage in thought-crime. He said "the sorts of >> people who deny the Holocaust are generally the sorts of people who ought to >> be blocked on sight from editing Wikipedia". High correlation, not >> causation.
> I agree - there is a high correlation. Anyone that believes the > Holocaust didn't happen probably doesn't support the use of reliable > sources, which makes them incompatible with our goals. Thus, they > should be blocked. I wouldn't support blocking them on sight, though - > they should be given a chance to screw up first. And his statement is indeed correct on the historical evidence. It would be novel indeed to have a Holocaust denier who wasn't a crank as an editor, but I don't expect it to happen any time soon. - d. _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l