I disagree with using this kind of metaphor as long as they imply an overestimation of the importance of the fictional universe we're dealing with. For sanity sake it's always useful to remember this is just "a strange website".
Vito Il giorno sab 15 giu 2019 alle ore 21:55 Dennis During <dcdur...@gmail.com> ha scritto: > It seems perfectly reasonable to use metaphors based on legal systems, > including human rights, in discussing these matters, which do, after all, > involve rules of human behavior and their adjudication by authorities. > Fairness and justice are constantly invoked in all sorts of everyday > matters, from sports to baking. > > On Sat, Jun 15, 2019 at 3:32 PM Dan Rosenthal <swatjes...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > I didn't put my words in your mouth -- I quoted your own words precisely, > > and the implication you were trying to make is obvious; so respectfully, > > please refrain from gaslighting here. I simply suggested dropping the > > hyperbole of "star chambers and kangaroo courts", "secret trials > punishing > > people who don't know they're being accused' and "very basic principle[s] > > of Human Rights and dignity" over someone getting banned from a website > > over bad conduct issues. You need not reply -- I'm done with this > portion > > of the conversation. > > > > On Sat, Jun 15, 2019 at 1:03 PM Paulo Santos Perneta < > > paulospern...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I have never said that this is a human rights violation, so please > don't > > > put your words on my mouth. > > > > > > I have said that the general principles of equality, right to fair > trial, > > > not having ones honor damaged by baseless accusations, etc. which are > > > present at the UDHR are being forgotten here. > > > > > > Of course you may argue that since the WMF is a private organization, > > they > > > are free to engage in this kind of secret trials, star chambers and > > > kangaroo courts at will. As others already stated, the matter here is > not > > > if they can, but if they should be engaging on those schemes, as they > are > > > now. > > > > > > Best, > > > Paulo > > > > > > > > > > > > A sábado, 15 de jun de 2019, 18:39, Dan Rosenthal < > swatjes...@gmail.com> > > > escreveu: > > > > > > > There is no "very basic principle of Human Rights and dignity" to be > > free > > > > from the presumption of guilt by others. You may be confusing > Article > > 11 > > > > of the UHDR, but this applies explicitly only to "penal offenses." > > > Unless > > > > Fram is getting locked up in prison for his actions, let's drop the > > > absurd > > > > hyperbole that this is somehow a human rights violation. > > > > > > > > > > > > Dan Rosenthal > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Jun 15, 2019 at 11:35 AM Paulo Santos Perneta < > > > > paulospern...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > People shouldn't be going with any random option, but rather > presume > > > the > > > > > innocence of others unless guilt is proven by some legit process. > > > > > It seems that this very basic principle of Human Rights and dignity > > is > > > > > being forgotten. > > > > > There is not the least appearance of due process happening there, > but > > > > that > > > > > has not stopped people from finding themselves their guilty part of > > > > > election, using their own bias to evaluate the case. > > > > > Including some Wikipedia related social network accounts that > should > > be > > > > > acting more responsible and wiser than joining the rabble in the > > > offwiki > > > > > harassment of their guilty part of choice. > > > > > > > > > > Best, > > > > > Paulo > > > > > > > > > > geni <geni...@gmail.com> escreveu no dia sábado, 15/06/2019 à(s) > > > 17:15: > > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, 15 Jun 2019 at 00:04, David Gerard <dger...@gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If you really think Fram's framing of events here is even > > > plausible, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > What you are calling Fram's framing appears to be a the WMF's > > version > > > > > > of events as told to fram. The WMF does look slightly better if > you > > > > > > remember that T&S arw trying to improve behaviour through threat > of > > > > > > blocks not file a diff heavy arbcom case. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >let alone the story > > > > > > > > > > > > Given that the other versions of "the story" are T&S's PR waffle > or > > > > > > conspiracy theories it understandable that people are going to go > > > with > > > > > > the option that at least gives them something to work from. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > geni > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > > > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > > > > > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > > > > Unsubscribe: > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > > > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org > > ?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > > > > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > > > Unsubscribe: > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org > ?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > > > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > > Unsubscribe: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > -- > Dennis C. 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