QUOTE(One @ Sat 27th February 2010, 3:29pm)
As I read everyking, their arguments are almost equivalent. Am I wrong about that everyking? Do you disagree with the statement in
this diff, and if so, why?
Personally, I don't think they're
equivalent, though I suppose one might argue that EK's position is bad enough to warrant not allowing him to have admin rights. EK seems to think "we might as well let them participate if they behave themselves, otherwise they'll just do it secretly and we'll be worse off." Herostratus, OTOH, has essentially said "they know a lot about the subject and should therefore be welcomed and encouraged, and if they show pro-pedo bias, we'll just 'thrash that out,' i.e., no big deal."
I'm not trying to defend EK's position on the issue, which I do believe to be seriously wrong and irresponsible, but I don't think he's shown any kind of
enthusiasm for allowing such people to participate, whereas Herostratus evidently has. EK is just reflecting the more radical and/or permissive end of the free-culture libertarian outlook, and he also admitted that he might be wrong, or at least not qualified to decide such matters.