> 2008/12/25 Ian A. Holton <[email protected]>: > >> I do however believe that such a project is a good idea and also >> believe >> that it being hosted outside of the WMF might even be benefitial and >> might >> even be worth an organisation itself if the scope is extended to cover >> more >> than "just" the victims of one regime, others have been already pointed >> out >> in previous messages. > > > Yes. I don't want to imply it's a bad idea, it's a good one and could > be done very well. I'm just not convinced it fits WMF. > > It could be done very badly indeed, of course. A comparison would be > the network of critic of Scientology websites that formed in the late > 1990s (including my own). These are long on factual detail, but are > often so bitterly pissed-off as to be all but unreadable if you don't > already agree. > > And there's little educational point to a resource that only targets > those who already agree. > > > - d.
The whole point would be to provide an introduction to those who not only don't agree, but never heard of it. Fred _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
