Actually, I think the better argument is that pedophilia activism on Wikipedia harms the project.
Fred > Jake, > > It is not an accepted practice to ban users from editing Wikipedia unless > they are actively disrupting, endangering, or otherwise harming the > project. Such bannings usually require either broad community consensus, > an action from the Arbitration Committee, or an action from Jimbo Wales. > In addition, "The Wikimedia Foundation prohibits discrimination against > current or prospective users and employees on the basis of race, color, > gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, > or any other legally protected characteristics. > > Pedophile activism actively disrupts the project; is the subject of an > action by the Arbitration Committee; and is not a legally protected > characteristic. > > I am not happy with Nihonjoe_4's RfB as I not sure he was given a chance > to arrive at a considered resolution regarding this matter, but I > certainly don't like his unbriefed arguments: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Ryan_Postlethwaite/archive22#Tyciol > > Fred > > >> In the wake of this RfB on the English >> Wikipedia<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_bureaucratship/Nihonjoe_4>we >> really need some clarification from the foundation on this issue. >> It's >> my personal view that in general these kinds of situations fall pretty >> clearly under the Non discrimination policy of the >> Foundation<http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Non_discrimination_policy>as >> it is written now. Because that policy or its interpretation isn't >> something subject to community consensus I feel we need to resolve this >> issue before soliciting community input on the wider matter. >> >> Best, >> --- >> Jake Wartenberg >> [email protected] >> _______________________________________________ >> foundation-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
