[OSM-talk] BDFL & Moderation

[John F. Eldredge]

However, should someone uncover a real conspiracy, any attempt to reveal it to others would be discussion of a conspiracy theory, and therefore forbidden.  "Theory" does not mean "nonexistent"; the fact that the theory of gravity exists does not mean that gravity does not exist.

-- 
John F. Eldredge -- john at jfeldredge.com
"Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria

-----Original Message-----
From: pdorange at mac.com (Pierre-Alain Dorange)
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Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2010 13:31:36 
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Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] BDFL & Moderation

M?rtin Koppenhoefer <dieterdreist at gmail.com> wrote:

> >        • No conspiracy theories
> ...
> 
> could this be amended by "unless there is a real conspiracy"?
> Otherwise our hands might be tied in case there is a conspiracy.

"no conspiracy theories" seems clear. 
A real conspiracy is not a theory. "conspiracy theories" are always
trolls

-- 
Pierre-Alain Dorange


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