Re: [Bug-gne]the problem of illegal content vs. freedom

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Tom Chance wrote:
> > Jimbo, thanks. You said what I was trying to better
> > than I managed. I feel
> > the same way that you do, and (as I've said here
> > recently) I'm concerned
> > about a blinkered and ultimately naive view of what
> > GNE should stand for.
> > (IMHO) GNE has to be accepted by the net-using
> > public at large for it to
> > have validity beyond the usual free-software arena,
> > and for that to happen
> > the project *has* to show that it's aware of it's
> > social responsibilities. I
> > don't see much evidence of that here.
>
> Nupedia is already doing that very well. Go and work
> with them, give Jimbo a hand because they need a lot
> of help too. What is the point in duplicating Nupedia?
> So this Free Learning Resource would have two
> sub-resources with almost identical policy but a
> slightly different classification and frontend.
> Pointless.

Perhaps I will. However, before I do, I'd like to find out who makes the
policy decisions for GNE. Is is *really* those who are the most "vocal" on
this mailing list?  How much difference will all the posturing make at the
end of the day?

It's a serious question .. who gets to decide what articles are accepted or
rejected, or even the overriding policy which GNE adheres to.

Paul