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Re: [Bug-gne]Right/Wrong if editorship in GNE/Nupedia


From: Alexander Braun
Subject: Re: [Bug-gne]Right/Wrong if editorship in GNE/Nupedia
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 22:30:12 +0100 (CET)

Hi Tom,

in a way I share your opinion in a way I share Paul's

->I can see the appeal of idealism here, but there's a practical difficulty as
->well. 

I share this idealism. But I think you got the point. 
One ofthe prerequisites is the thought of mirroring GNE - and I hope
someday I'm able to do this. And that's the point I'm concerned about.

On the one hand I think the freedom to write what I want is the highest
goal. On the other I want to mirror the sites and not review every page,
if it is a potential danger to my (also physical) freedom.

In Germany it's stricly forbidden to publish the holocaust-lie. I am sure
that a lot of people will republish better articles if one of the NAZI's
put such crap in GNE. Anyway - I got then this original article on my
server and risk penalty without any sense in it. If I edit the site I
betray my own consciousness. If I don't I betray my family (because they
would actually suffer most from any penalty). It's a difficult situation.

And not to mirror the site if I got the technical prerequisites would also
betray my philosophical background. 

Unfortunately their actually exist so called illegal contents. (Though I
don't know how information or non-information can be illegal). Pedastry is
another one and as far as I know it's also illegal in the US. So let's
take this example. What if anybody puts a report on GNE how many different
ways exist to abuse children - illustrated of course. (I for myself share
the rage against this content and I am glad it is illegal - but that's
only my opinion)

So wouldn't it be a damage for the project in the end ? Would GNE not risk
to lose the fight for freedom while allowing it with all consequences?

I would be glad to get some handy reasons against that - not only to
convince myself, but also to convince friends who could write articles
or join technical efforts

greetings
        alex









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