Who here remembers Brian Peppers? Well, apparently the more juvenile element of the Wikipedia community does... Not quite a year ago, Jimbo imposed a one-year moratorium on recreating the article. That moratorium expires February 21st. In anticipation of this event, some of Wikipedia's more juvenile members have been vandalizing February 21 in anticipation of the date when they are hoping to be able to recreate an attack page about their favorite disabled sexual offender.
It wasn't appropriate a year ago, and it's not appropriate now. It's really quite depressing that there are people who are juvenile enough to think that this is appropriate content anywhere, and yet have enough of an attention span to actually remember it and make plans to come back for it a year later. It's either a sad statement on Wikipedia, or a sad statement on humanity generally. I'm not sure which.
Anyway, the real issue here is how many rule-bound processheads will insist on a "full and complete" discussion of this issue, followed by a vote, when there's absolutely no need for any of it. Already I'm seeing people demanding a "due consideration in the proper forum".
Sunday, February 18, 2007
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This is a fascinating example of wikipedia at its best.
ReplyDeleteOn the one hand, who would believe that the sad story of a deformed person who goosed his nurse is encyclopedic. Yet everyone wants to know! It is not moral or ethical or encyclopedic to put forward this poor man's troubles in the worlds biggest and loudest reference work, just because a mob of goons want to snicker over it. Reminds me of the monty python scene where they are dunking the witch. Remember when they panned the crowd? That scene alone worth the rental price of the movie.
While on the other hand, lets face it - wikipedia is the very best place to go to find an exhaustive lists of big breasted porn stars . Who can argue with the value of that ;)
I disagree with you, Kelly, with your scoffing at the discussion surrounding this. Discussion is a good thing, even if it takes place around an unimportant test case.
I find this kinda funny... Wikitruth has a banner on every page now: "How will you observe the coming Brian Peppers Day?.
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