User talk:PatrickByrne/Whitewash essay

You agree with arbcom
Both you and arbcom are in agreement that the main issue for wikipedia is to make sure the articles are up to wikipedia's content policy standards. That has not been possible to determine up til now because of block/banning people for the thought crime of agreeing with you. I don't know what those articles will look like after people freely discuss sources, come to a consensus on content, and edit the article according to that consensus. It will be interesting.

Another problem though is how wikipedia deals with COI versus anonymity versus sockpuppets. That can of worms is in no way resolved. That will be less interesting but more exciting for people who like to watch drama. I think the most useful result that is coming out of this arbcom case is the understanding of the harm caused by banning people on the basis that their beliefs are the same as a banned user. WAS 4.250 (talk) 10:35, 3 March 2008 (UTC)