AGK wrote: > A direct link to Chapter 6: > > http://docs.law.gwu.edu/facweb/dsolove/Future-of-Reputation/text/futureofreputation-ch6.pdf > > In a commentary of the Seigenthaler incident, the book reads, > > >> Ironically, Seigenthaler had previously founded a center to protect the >> First Amendment right to free speech. Now he was being burned by it. >> > > > Wikipedia isn't about free speech, but about collating all human knowledge. > That is a misconception shared by all levels of society, from professors of > law to bored 13-year-olds defacing their high school's article. > > Goes on to somewhat mis-say the connection of Seigenthaler and the restriction of article creation to logged-in people. The treatment generally seems fair, though. "Wikipedia’s reputation thus depends upon balancing openness and anonymity against accountability. [...] But the more Wikipedia limits anonymity, the less free and open the project becomes. It’s a difficult trade-off, one that lies at the core of so many of the thorny problems with online speech."
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