On 03/08/12 3:23 AM, Thomas Morton wrote:
On 8 March 2012 11:01, Ray Saintonge<sainto...@telus.net> wrote:
On 03/07/12 3:29 PM, Thomas Morton wrote:
On 7 Mar 2012, at 23:16, David Gerard<dger...@gmail.com> wrote:
We're beyond mainstream and are now infrastructure. We're part of the
assumed background. Academia and museums come to us now. While I'm
sure someone can then say "and therefore we must filter", that's
asserting the claim for the *opposite* reason Andreas gives, i.e.
insufficient fame.
We're a mainstream resource, with links to academia. Whilst it is
tempting to view the movement as radical and fundamental we are
majority ruled, and the majority is mainstream.
What follows from this is the need for mechanisms that avoid the tyranny
of the majority.
Hmm, so the argument here is to enforce the view of a minority on a
majority?
Enforcing the view of the minority is not in logic the alternative to
the tyranny of the majority. It is the enforcing that is wrong in both
instances.
As I pointed out last time; if anything, that is a worse goal...
Providing global access is a far far cry from enforcing a viewpoint (thank
goodness), which is what a lot of people seem to be advocating here.
So we agree that a lot of people here are advocating to provide global
access.
We are progressive, but that is another matter.
All of which is irrelevant in considering the desire of the reader.
Which reader?
The users of the website.
You know; our main focus! :)
Hmmm! I was responding to "desire of the reader" in the singular. Your
"users" is clearly in the plural, Now that I know that you meant users
as a monolith, I can safely consider my question answered.;-)
Ray
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