Re:Wikipedia RFC to stop accepting cryptocurrencies passes b...
by tablespoon on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @09:24AM
(#31014351)
That applies to article content, not stuff like this RFC.
Maybe an example would be clearer:
OK: The community doesn't like cryptocurrency, so decides not to accept it for donations.
NOT OK: The community doesn't like cryptocurrency, so turns the Bitcoin article into a hit-piece that only covers criticisms.
Re:Wikipedia RFC to stop accepting cryptocurrencies passes b...
by jdrc on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @10:17AM
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what about the second statement from wikipedia's principles: it is not a soapbox. It would be interesting to put banks to a vote with the same kind of arguments as well
Re:Wikipedia RFC to stop accepting cryptocurrencies passes b...
by tablespoon on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @12:32PM
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> what about the second statement from wikipedia's principles: it is not a soapbox. It would be interesting to put banks to a vote with the same kind of arguments as well
Let me just put this this way: you are interpreting the text wrong, and repeatedly circling back to your wrong interpretation won't make it right. Pithy texts usually don't impart a full, correct understanding when read in isolation.
It's
> Wikipedia is not a soapbox, an advertising platform, a vanity press, an experiment in anarchy or democracy, an indiscriminate collection of information, nor a web directory.