On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 3:31 PM, Nathan <nawr...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 2:04 PM, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dal...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> On 29 September 2010 17:57, Nathan <nawr...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 12:39 PM, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dal...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Actually, I'm quite the pragmatist. You are being an idealist by >>>> assuming that can just go with the nice solution and it will all work >>>> out fine, despite the very real risks involved with a top-5 website >>>> appearing to take sides in a major international dispute. >>>> >>> >>> What might these terrible consequences actually be? "Wikipedia sides >>> with Kosovo independence, gives local organization chapter status: >>> U.N. Security Council resolution condemns interference"? Pragmatism >>> would have you first identify the actual consequences, then determine >>> if they are significant, then decide if they present an insurmountable >>> hurdle to action. I don't think the issue of chapters is particularly >>> politically radioactive, so... If the groups of people in Kosovo and >>> in Serbia are non-overlapping, then I don't see why we would allow >>> political issues, that have nothing to do with the Wikimedia >>> Foundation, to unnecessarily limit Wikimedia reach and resources in >>> that region. >> >> I very much doubt the UN would do anything. The consequences are >> likely to be primarily restricted to Serbia/Kosovo and the surrounding >> area. As I've already said in this thread, people that know more about >> the issue will be better able to judge what the consequences will be. >> Assuming there will be no consequences just because you don't know >> what the consequences will be seems like a very bad idea to me. >> > > > Ah, I just that that when you wrote "very real risks" you had some in > mind. Thanks for clarifying. > > ~Nathan >
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