tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10131050.post6261178224347420375..comments2024-03-01T08:19:54.547+00:00Comments on BobFromBrockley: The anti-Stalinist left and the politics of wikipediabobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15439386754907203808noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10131050.post-58427160259579696022008-09-07T13:07:00.000+01:002008-09-07T13:07:00.000+01:00Yes and no. Soman is also a very good editor when ...Yes and no. Soman is also a very good editor when he is contructive, adding huge amounts of information. Over time, I have realised that it is not his Stalinism, so much as a warped notion that Wikipedia should only deal with proper nouns like political parties, and not with terms like "anti-Stalinist left". <BR/><BR/>There are, however, plenty of people out there trying (out of malice or out of lack of understanding), to derail wikipedia. But I think it still has enormous value and its time has not yet come. Interesting discussion of this, btw, in a Flesh is Grass discussion thread linked to a few posts down ("online discussion of antisemitism"). <BR/><BR/>Also btw, I have drafted a new chunk of text for the anti-Stalinist left article, which I'll flag on this blog when I upload it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10131050.post-70544617503180003062008-08-30T16:04:00.000+01:002008-08-30T16:04:00.000+01:00Soman is a notorious Stalinist propagandist and ed...Soman is a notorious Stalinist propagandist and edit warrior. If a neo-Nazi ran riot like him on Wikipedia they'd be banned, but he is given almost carte blanche by the admins and it brings the whole exercise into disrepute. I for one am losing faith in the entire Wikipedia project.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com